USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B applications

Re:USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B ap... by enra on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @03:06PM (#15647024)

Seems the numbers in the graph and article don't are not easy to match up. In the graph, the sum seems to be over 100k for those top 20 companies, while the article states that 40-80k visas were granted.

I do agree that I think those outsourcing talent shop should be limited. You shouldn't have majority of your workforce on h1b.

As a counter point I don't think Google, Apple, Microsoft etc are not out of line. Also many startups that are founded by immigrants (50%) and often also hire international talent (since there isn't enough local one). Also startups are not able to compete on salaries like larger companies. If the article is beloved, 63% h1bs go to other than these top companies.

The OP comment still holds that I think startups and hiring international talent does contribute to the US economy and it's just not for "depressing white collar wages".

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Re:USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B ap... by ng12 on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @03:15PM (#15647099)

My point is that the system as it currently stands is depressing white collar wages. There are better systems we can adopt to hire entrepreneurially-minded folks or developers who are particularly skilled from other countries.

Trump is not gutting the H1-B system (currently). All they did was start asking companies to prove that the H1-B was going to an applicant who actually meets the requirements of the visa. If companies are worried about the change that's pretty clear evidence the program is being abused.

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