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Re:New Jersey needs COBOL programmers for their unemployment... by axaxs on Sunday April 05, 2020 @03:41AM (#22784340)
And that's why most American programmers hate H1B. It's not about filling jobs that we don't have the skill for, it's about filling jobs that companies don't want to spend money on. Offer a half mil a year, and watch how many qualified Americans come out of the woodwork.
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Re:New Jersey needs COBOL programmers for their unemployment... by jakear on Sunday April 05, 2020 @09:49AM (#22785519)
This isn’t specific to programming. The whole point of hiring foreign is they do more work for less money and don’t complain (lest they lose their visa).

USA has the skill & unemployment to fill farming, construction, housekeeping, etc. jobs no problem. But why would companies pay 2X to hire an American that’s liable to quit at any point when they can get a foreign for X that’s legally bound to the work?

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