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Re:Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas unt... by IG_Semmelweiss on Sunday June 21, 2020 @10:33AM (#23592218)
They do save.

Its not in salary that you see the money. The savings are in training and legal costs.

The average tenure of an HB1 is much longer than a US citizen. Turnover is lower for obvious reasons.

Threats of litigation , etc are much lower too. I havent seen a single HB1 sue their employer. Similarly, i have seen multiple US citizens sue employers, and almost always without merit (often it was to stave off termination, retaliate, etc).

There is alson some risk in a US worker. There is a lot of entitlement even at the high end. I have seen many native engineers and even PMs hit bars every other afternoon...on a 3pm weekday. These were people close to 200k year.

The HB1 is a shield against that risk (or poor hiring), and thats savings too

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