Why is U.S. labor supply so low?

Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by tbrownaw on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:47AM (#29693941)

The nominal reason for h1-b to be a thing is for cases where you can't find someone locally with the skills you need. How exactly do you define "shortage" to be unrelated to that?

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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by DrewRWx on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:16PM (#29694221)

Because those H1B requirements are pro-forma and the visa itself gives the company access to another easily controlled and underpaid immigrant to drive down wages.

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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by lucian1900 on Sunday December 26, 2021 @06:15PM (#29697303)

That’s not how they’re used. We immigrants get hired because companies get away with paying us less.

There’s a shortage of people willing to work for low wages.

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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by Beldin on Sunday December 26, 2021 @02:43PM (#29695601)

So there is no labour shortage, there is a local labour shortage.

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