Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-job, no-worries permits

Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by phone8675309 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @09:30AM (#36506184)

The parent post doesn't dispute that - it's just adding that in addition to the plenty of skilled engineers part there are also a bunch of low skill workers from degree mills coming as well.

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by ThrowawayR2 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @09:41AM (#36506320)

Even if that was true, that would be absolutely fine. Getting one Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, Lisa Su, Sundar Pichal, etc. would make absorbing 10,000 or even more low/mediocre skilled workers along with them worthwhile. The technological and economic benefits makes it a no brainer.

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by shiftpgdn on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @09:54AM (#36506516)

Jensen Huang emigrated at the age of 4, Lisa Su at the age of 3, Satya and Sundar both came over as part of college visa programs. I don't see what that has to do with mass importation of low skill workers to hammer down high middle class wages in the US?

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by muzaffarpur on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @01:41PM (#36509894)

There are hundreds of thousands folks, who came here for college, are still on h1b. They have been in this limbo for 10+ years.

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by renewiltord on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:07PM (#36511077)

Can you describe what happens after one graduates after coming here on a "college visa program"?

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by gourabmi on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:10PM (#36511120)

They might have moved here as part of college visa programs but they needed H1B to work and build their skill set. The college visa (F1/ J1) does not come with a work authorization beyond 3 years.

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by slt2021 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @04:28PM (#36512135)

3 years is a recent thing (from 2008), for Sundar itis likely was 1 year OPT and then H-1B

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by slt2021 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @04:27PM (#36512120)

Elon Musk himself was H-1B at some point.

without H-1B america would not have Elon (for better or worse)

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