US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less than a week

Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by conanbatt on Monday April 07, 2014 @06:41PM (#7550132)

I can speak for Argentina in this case: first and foremost, an average entry-level programmer in argentina might make 600 dollars a month. There is no consideration for your degree in that regard.

Second but not least, because ARgentina grows so much on outsourcing contracts, the quality of the job to do is poor and uncommitted. Product management in Argentina is almost non-existent. This means that the most likely job you will get is contracting-"do as the guy that pay exactly wants even if you know for a fact that there are better ways to do it" work.

So, more pay + more interesting work is enticing enough. Also, having worked in the US gives you a halo if you come back.

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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by wosos on Monday April 07, 2014 @07:13PM (#7550308)

Exactly this, in El Salvador for example your employment options grow an order of magnitude if you've any experience working in the US.

Also, you have the possibility to learn about bleeding edge tech in situ.

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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by ycskyspeak on Monday April 07, 2014 @07:04PM (#7550267)

It makes sense to compare the purchasing power parity and not just the dollar amount. Argentina is an up and coming destination for tech folk but the standard of living and opportunities offered are not at par with the US (specifically the valley)

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