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Re:USCIS Announces Strengthened Integrity Measures for H-1B ... by CalRobert on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @03:13AM (#39201319)
I have the opposite experience, I guess, as a US citizen who immigrated to Ireland, but after putting in my two years with the company that sponsored me and getting the right to work without sponsorship I left within a month for a 50% raise (actually more like 150% but I got lucky on stock) and full remote (before full remote was normal).

A lot of the appeal of an immigrant is that they can't quit or take a better deal.

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Re:USCIS Announces Strengthened Integrity Measures for H-1B ... by tivert on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @10:03AM (#39204615)
> A lot of the appeal of an immigrant is that they can't quit or take a better deal.

Exactly, the whole point of my proposal is to undermine that appeal. An H1-B program structured like I propose would mean that employers would only sponsor immigrants when they truly can't get employees with the needed skills domestically at the real market rate.

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Re:USCIS Announces Strengthened Integrity Measures for H-1B ... by CalRobert on Thursday February 01, 2024 @11:32AM (#39217755)
We agree! I phrased my response clumsily, I meant my experience was the opposite in that I emigrated from the US instead of immigrating to it. I like living in Europe but it likely came with $2 million or so in opportunity cost, especially since I'm from norcal...
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