H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘specialty occupation’

Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by yazan94 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @04:28PM (#20473640)

I think the idea is that the H1B isnt a general 'work visa', it is given because there is a position at a company for a worker with a specific skillset. So it makes sense in that framework. I'm not arguing that this is the right way, just what the reason probably is.

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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by satya71 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:51PM (#20474250)

You have to see how laws are made in the US. They are written by lobbyists/corporate lawyers (the lawmakers have stopped pretending otherwise these days). For the company, it totally makes sense. They spent something upfront (H-1B fees and uncertainties are non-trivial), so they want a guarantee that this person cannot change jobs easily. That the lock-in is for 6-years is just pure power-play.

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