Cisco Said to Be Cited for Bias Against U.S. Workers

Re:Cisco Said to Be Cited for Bias Against U.S. Workers by kevin_thibedeau on Monday August 20, 2018 @07:51PM (#17805312)

That's great except that H1B is not supposed to be used to suppress domestic salaries or replace existing workers (Disney IT). This is openly happening and the government won't do anything to correct this illegal behavior. It's 2018 and Trump's executive order has amounted to nothing.

Consider these 2016 numbers from USCIS [1] (Can't find 2017 data. Wonder why). All of the Indian body shops pay sub-$90K as their average salary whereas all of the top domestic sponsors are paying significantly more. I'm sure the medians are even worse. So all a US company has to do is play the contractor shuffle and get cheaper labor. Also note that there are no listings for people with master's or doctorate degrees. H1B is clearly not being used for its intended effect.

[1] https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Re...

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Re:Cisco Said to Be Cited for Bias Against U.S. Workers by tom_ on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @06:06AM (#17808361)

I’m on an iPad so I can’t check, but i think the underlying data for H1-B info comes from here: https://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/performancedata.cfm (click ‘Disclosure data’, download enormous PERM spreadsheet)

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Re:Cisco Said to Be Cited for Bias Against U.S. Workers by conanbatt on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @02:11AM (#17807405)

The effect on wages is inconclusive based on the salary of the people that come in. Its possible the 90k range puts more downward pressure on salaries than the 150 that come about. They all have effects on wages but also create value for the whole. The more immigrants come the more total salaries paid for the workers is, even if the mean is lower.

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