[quote=FlyerInHi]The abusers did get caught. So the process worked.
H1-B is hardly slave labor, not by a long shot.
You’re right, flu. Most H1-Bs are highly qualified and we should be lucky to have them here, improving our technological advantages.
One of the advantages that America has is that we attract the best and the brightest (Germany reformed since the 1990s and is doing the same thing, even providing free university education for foreign students).
This topic reminds of the reverse White-flight in Cupertino where White parents are moving out because the schools are too competitive for their kids. flu, did you read that article from years ago?
Hey, the world is a competitive place and the bar is always being raised.
BTW, H1-B tech workers are not all from Asia/India, but also from Europe/Eastern Europe where people value education. I have a neighbor from Slovakia.[/quote]
I agree with you on many points. I believe that we can always use skilled workers to advance our technology. I also believe that the world is a competitive place. I also agree that H1-B’s get compensated well.
However, we would be naïve to believe that companies that go through the trouble of paying to have these workers come in, do not gain some advantage for doing so. So I ask, what is the advantage? I do not believe that the U.S. can not produce or does not have the best and brightest people in the world. We live in a state that breeds competition. You can’t even get into a 4 year university here unless you have a flawless academic record and then even that doesn’t work. The problem is not competition. The problem for me is that we don’t need anymore competition. California is already bursting at the seems to keep up with it’s current population. Our American citizens have some of the best academic records in the world. These companies should invest in the citizens we have now. Trust me, it is more cost effective to hire outside the country or just simply would not be a good investment. Maybe I’m the stupid one to believe that this program needs reform.
By the way, thanks for the responses. I love learning and hearing different perspective.
