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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by abc_lisper on Thursday July 18, 2019 @04:16PM (#20473539)
:) I am in US for 18 years now, have a master's degree and work at a FANG company, and don't have a GC yet. I am not saying this to seek sympathy, but things are way worse than they look.

The system is gamified by outsourcing companies and body shops, that are more worried about their people in, play the numbers game and clog the H-1B and GC routes, make it difficult for everyone who is trying to do quality work without playing cheap tricks.

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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by Uhhrrr on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:37PM (#20474161)
This is why H1B's should be auctioned, to kill the body shops which are gaming the current lottery system.
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by conanbatt on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:46PM (#20474215)
Or eliminate the cap altogether and never talk about this problem ever again.
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by rdtwo on Thursday July 18, 2019 @06:41PM (#20474655)
That would benefit scammy firms like infosys
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by gumby on Thursday July 18, 2019 @08:24PM (#20475240)
How so? Body shop scammers who spam the H-1 system would no longer have an advantage.
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by metildaa on Thursday July 18, 2019 @09:13PM (#20475454)
Body shops would be able to bring in many more workers, and supress wages further.

The dearth of middle income jobs in the USA is in part caused by these body shops flooding the domestic market with questionable talent, driving down wages and living standards severely.

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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by RRWagner on Friday July 19, 2019 @01:07AM (#20476319)
>> The dearth of middle income jobs...

References/data for that?

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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by jgalt212 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:17PM (#20475698)
Yeah, that will do wonders for the wage growth in this country.
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by conanbatt on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:44PM (#20475793)
It literally would. Theoretically and practically. Tariffs and trade restrictions make all parties poorer.
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by stbernardlove on Thursday July 18, 2019 @07:06PM (#20474843)
Thank you for saying how it is and now just blaming on "racist country caps". We might abolish caps tomorrow, but you'll still be as backlogged as you were before.
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