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Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by joak on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @06:10PM (#37329822)
In Singapore they have the following system: if you want to hire a foreign worker you need to pay they more than the local worker for the same position. This ensures foreign workers don't steal jobs from locals. Another good thing is that there is no hard limit on the number of foreign workers you can hire.
Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @07:05PM (#37330290)
They need that extra pay because private housing costs are really high.
Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by joak on Monday September 04, 2023 @07:06AM (#37379304)
Singapore housing costs are comparable to NYC's, SF's, Paris', London's etc... The thing is that you don't need a car (cars are super expensive though) So all in all Singapore is not expensive, average to low, compare with major first world cities
Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by esyir on Thursday August 31, 2023 @05:41AM (#37334642)
I do recall some soft limits though. Back where I was, they tried to keep a certain number of locals on staff.
Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by joak on Monday September 04, 2023 @07:02AM (#37379277)
For WP (work permit - unskilled jobs) there is ratio of local vs foreigners that needs to be enforced. For EP (employment pass - skilled jobs) there is no limit.
Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by klooney on Thursday August 31, 2023 @10:41AM (#37337886)
Technically the H1B system is designed to work that way, but in practice people don't believe it does because of the games you can play with titles and job descriptions.
Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by commandlinefan on Thursday August 31, 2023 @12:25PM (#37339751)
> because of the games you can play

Plus, when the workforce is 99% H1B visa holders, what does "local worker pay" even mean?