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Re:New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for S... by vsskanth on Thursday December 28, 2023 @10:36AM (#38794425)
I guess the rubric depends on whether policymakers view the employment based green card system as zero-sum or non-zero-sum.

My proposal for green cards:

zero-sum - points based system based on your current salary, taxes paid and the occupation shortage list OR straight up auction

non-zero-sum - let people apply for a green card as long as they've stayed in the country for X years without any criminal infractions, have earned above N*min-wage for all those years.

If you're asking about work visas, probably just ranking by location-adjusted-salary and handing them out should do the job.

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Re:New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for S... by Mountain_Skies on Thursday December 28, 2023 @11:47AM (#38795339)
Who creates the occupation shortage list and how is it protected from companies who want their jobs included on it to drive down wages and suppress workers' rights?
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Re:New U.S. immigration rules spur more visa approvals for S... by vsskanth on Thursday December 28, 2023 @12:17PM (#38795718)
DOL does it. It's called the Schedule A Occupation List.

The problem is they don't update it constantly like Canada does. Needs funding I guess.

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-6-part-e-chapter-...

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