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Re:Cisco Said to Be Cited for Bias Against U.S. Workers by andscoop on Monday August 20, 2018 @07:51PM (#17805317)
The potential flip side of this is why aren't visa workers being paid market value. Are they held back so much by employer's biases that they can't reliably compete for a fair salary on the open market?
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Re:Cisco Said to Be Cited for Bias Against U.S. Workers by conanbatt on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @02:22AM (#17807450)
Mobility is the number one reason. The second one is legal expenses: the employee does not pay them directly, but does so indirectly. A visa application can cost up to 10k, and also you have a 40% chance it doesnt go through, which means its way more expensive.

Also, what is market value and fair? Does the immigrant have a thick accent? A slighlty incompatible culture? A lower quality education?

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