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Re:H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid anti-abuse efforts by bluGill on Friday April 12, 2024 @10:27AM (#40013307)
I wish the rich monopolize it. You really think some foreign person is key - then bid $1million/year salary to that person. You want some cheap labor, then only bid cheap and risk not getting them.

Of course this is open for abuse so we need to investigate every instance of someone leaving - if we determine you were mistreating the employee then you pay them the full $1 million despite them finding a job elsewhere that might only pay $100k/year. (if they just take that lower paying job because it is interesting you are fine, but if they go for better working conditions it will cost you)

Re:H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid anti-abuse efforts by tivert on Friday April 12, 2024 @10:51AM (#40013596)
> I wish the rich monopolize it. You really think some foreign person is key - then bid $1million/year salary to that person. You want some cheap labor, then only bid cheap and risk not getting them.

I don't think rich industries should monopolize it, but I definitely think they should be forced to pay more.

My personal favorite solution to the H1-B problem is to keep the quotas but remove the indentured servitude aspect. You really need this person? Sponsor them, then treat them well and pay them enough to want to stay with you. Otherwise, they can just leave and get a job like someone with a green card.

Re:H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid anti-abuse efforts by aprilthird2021 on Friday April 12, 2024 @12:46PM (#40014951)
> You really think some foreign person is key - then bid $1million/year salary to that person. You want some cheap labor, then only bid cheap and risk not getting them.

I mean this a foolish solution that will just make industries reliant on certain specialized experts not feasible.

The reality is that the majority of Americans don't even have a college degree and Americans are a shrinking, aging populace. The few left in such a field would command wages so high their output wouldn't make up the difference or make it worth hiring them. Many companies would not be viable in the US if we didn't hire foreigners in high-skilled positions.

Re:H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid anti-abuse efforts by bluGill on Friday April 12, 2024 @05:12PM (#40017712)
Then develop local experts.
Re:H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid anti-abuse efforts by aprilthird2021 on Saturday April 13, 2024 @12:24PM (#40024162)
Easier said than done when most Americans don't even graduate college. The time cost, monetary cost, and risk of developing experts from the American population would make things like the current AI boom impossible in the US