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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by product50 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:06PM (#20473920)
Surprised this is getting downvoted. These types of salaries are somewhat common in FANG companies for senior engineers and it is common for some of them (depending on their nationality) to still wait for the green card for 15+ yrs. I know people here won't like the truth but this is the current reality for Indian citizens legally immigrated in US.

On the other hand, it is actually easier to get a green card if you are an illegal immigrant - which is the real thing that boggles my mind. I was talking to an Uber driver the other day who was from Congo but came illegally to US and got his green card within 2 yrs. Not saying that the Congo folks shouldn't get green cards but a high skilled legal immigrant, who is able to command $300k+ in salary (which is sufficiently high to categorize them out of the IT body shop type work), is someone US should try to value at least as much (if not more) vs. an illegal immigrant.

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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by unexpected on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:34PM (#20474137)
This is not true - in your Congo example, the driver claimed asylum, won his case, and then was able to apply for his green card. You cannot go from illegal immigrant to green card directly. Many people don't win their asylum cases and are deported.
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by ra7 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:13PM (#20473967)
Most highly skilled legal immigrants would have also invested time and money for a US graduate education, often taking out big education loans. So if an illegal immigrant is getting a permanent residency within 2 years and a highly skilled legal immigrant is waiting 10+ years, the system is severely broken and unfair.
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by gumby on Thursday July 18, 2019 @08:28PM (#20475271)
He wouldn't qualify if he'd been here illegally. Probably he came without a visa and applied for asylum (basically anybody in Congo who's not a warlord surely is in danger of life and limb), was granted asylum and then got leave to remain via GC. Which sounds reasonable.
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by winter_blue on Saturday July 20, 2019 @04:17PM (#20488084)
throwaway082729, I'm so sorry you're getting downvoted. You are the kind of person who deserves to have gotten permanent residence a long time ago.
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by leakybit on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:17PM (#20473994)
So the rich are more entitled to get a green card?
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by paxys on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:26PM (#20474064)
Highly skilled people should be more entitled to a green card (and that often corresponds to highly paid)
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Re:H-1B: Federal judge backs government’s narrower view of ‘... by conanbatt on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:51PM (#20474247)
The rich also get the protection from competition from abroad. There is an unlimited visa for nannies, but limited for doctors, lawyers and software engineers.
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