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Re:New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for S... by cogman10 on Thursday December 28, 2023 @10:26AM (#38794302)
Degree from a recognized school. Verified work history in the field.

Those wouldn't be perfect metrics, and they might be easy to fudge. So it then becomes a question of if disqualification of the capable is worse than qualification of the incapable.

I personally prefer to let more people in than less. It's not like it's smooth sailing in the US if you can't do skilled work.

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Re:New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for S... by estebank on Thursday December 28, 2023 @11:13AM (#38794904)
Degree and work history are already a significant part of evaluation on L1/L2 and H1B visas.

IIRC 3 years of work experience are considered equivalent to 1 year of college education, which allows those who didn't get a degree but have extensive experience to also have an avenue for obtaining a Visa.

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Re:New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for S... by AlchemistCamp on Thursday December 28, 2023 @11:29AM (#38795155)
It’s a ridiculous system to value 12 years of experience in the movie industry as on par with a film degree. The software industry makes it even more absurd since historically the very top talent has often skipped college and become world class in their early 20s.
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