Re:Let the Other 95% of Great Programmers In
by hacknat on Friday December 26, 2014 @03:24PM
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It could be bad for me and the US, no? Not saying it is, but it is an option. I'm skeptical a sane immigration bill can get passed. The current H1 visas are incredibly generous to the companies that get to sponsor them over the workers. I'd be in favor of a policy that was company agnostic and gave the workers a lot more freedom, such a bill would be good for me, the immigrants, and the U.S., but I sincerely doubt such a bill would ever get passed.
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Re:Let the Other 95% of Great Programmers In
by andrewmutz on Friday December 26, 2014 @03:34PM
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I don't know what H1-B visas you are used to, but the current ones are completely owned by the worker.
An employee sponsored by an H1-B can literally collect their first paycheck and immediately move to another employer.
I'm not sure how much more freedom you want.
Re:Let the Other 95% of Great Programmers In
by andrewmutz on Friday December 26, 2014 @04:14PM
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Instead of downvotes, I'd love to see some data contradicting this. Here is information supporting it:
http://www.h1base.com/visa/work/h1b%20visa%20transfer%20to%2...
http://www.usavisanow.com/h-1b-visa/h1b-visa-resources/h-1b-...