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Re:The Plight of the Graying Tech Worker by malvosenior on Thursday March 28, 2019 @01:26PM (#19514424)
As someone who's hired many people on H1B visas, I strongly disagree. There was always local talent that could do the job I needed, I just didn't have budget for them. If hiring an H1B worker wasn't an option, the company would have had to pony up for the more expensive developer.

H1Bs also distort the market because getting a sponsored visa is a huge deal for a lot of people. Yes they may make slightly less than market but they have the ability to come to the US legally and have all of the paperwork filled by the hiring company (and legal support).

As another commenter mentioned, they're also locked into your company and can't quit without leaving the country. Another win for hiring managers.

None of this is good for local talent though. It's absolutely naive to believe that the supply of labor has no impact on its cost.

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Re:The Plight of the Graying Tech Worker by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday March 28, 2019 @01:54PM (#19514748)
> There was always local talent that could do the job I needed, I just didn't have budget for them.

So you're saying that you willfully violated federal law by bringing in guest workers for cost reasons alone.

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Re:The Plight of the Graying Tech Worker by malvosenior on Thursday March 28, 2019 @02:09PM (#19514892)
There's always domestic talent available. You just need to pay for it. Most companies look for ways around that including H1B and hiring jr developers and hoping for the best.
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