Re:Laid Off, Now What?
by dccoolgai on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:57PM
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Politically, it seems to be a big crappy case of playing the ends against the middle... The ends being:
1. All the shitty racists lobbying _against H1bs_ because "took er jerbs" on one side.
2. All the shitty FAANG capitalists lobbying _for_ it on the other because they want to keep engineering salaries controlled.
My quick bandaid bill would:
1) Any H1b holder can switch to any job as long as it comes with at least ten percent pay increase.
2) Any H1b holder gets an automatic green card after x years or paid y in federal+state taxes, whichever comes first.
3) Hiring company pays 80pct salary for the extent of the Visa, come hell or high water. You _really_ need that visa? Fine, prove it by taking on more of the risk instead of foisting it on the poor visa holder who came to help you.
My quick bandaid bill would: 1) Any H1b holder can switch to any job as long as it comes with at least ten percent pay increase. 2) Any H1b holder gets an automatic green card after x years or paid y in federal+state taxes, whichever comes first. 3) Hiring company pays 80pct salary for the extent of the Visa, come hell or high water. You _really_ need that visa? Fine, prove it by taking on more of the risk instead of foisting it on the poor visa holder who came to help you.