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Re:Let the Other 95% of Great Programmers In by andrewmutz on Friday December 26, 2014 @03:34PM (#8800257)
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.

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Re:Let the Other 95% of Great Programmers In by andrewmutz on Friday December 26, 2014 @04:14PM (#8800413)
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-...

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