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Re:H-1B Models Strut Into U.S. as Programmers Pray for Help by Kurtz79 on Monday May 20, 2013 @06:56AM (#5736921)
US wages for software engineers, even sub-standard ones (wages, not engineers!), are still more, and in many cases much more, than most countries in the world.

I was making more as an intern in the US, that now as an experienced engineeer in southern Europe, and that not considering income taxes (much lower in the US).

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Re:H-1B Models Strut Into U.S. as Programmers Pray for Help by ck2 on Monday May 20, 2013 @07:36AM (#5737042)
But doesn't everything cost more here too, which offsets it?

Is income the primary/only motivation?

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Re:H-1B Models Strut Into U.S. as Programmers Pray for Help by jedmeyers on Monday May 20, 2013 @11:30AM (#5738152)
No, it does not cost more. Things you use every day like cars, fuel, clothing, etc usually cost considerably less in the US than in other countries.

And you might be surprised, but in the US "foreigners" are usually treated much better compared to other countries where immigration is not as common, like Germany or UK.

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