[nylug-talk] Does this situation in any way mirror what is happening in the tech sector?

[Mark Halegua]

On Friday 21 September 2007 12:49, Chris Knadle wrote:
> On Friday 21 September 2007, Kevin Mark wrote:
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7004581.stm
>
>    It's hard to speak for the entire tech sector, but it does appear that
> at least certain companies want to hire foreign workers and are having
> trouble due to the cap on H1-B visas.  At the same time this is becomming
> less attractive for foreign workers due to the weakening value of the US
> dollar and the various hassles and privacy concerns with flying in and out
> of the country.  Getting a green card takes a long time, and in between
> it's quite a battle to keep up an H1-B which now requires periodic visits
> back to the native country for a period of time.
>
>    Overall I'm not sure if I know the answer to your question, but there
> are at least some limits placed based on market forces and legal bounaries
> concerning this issue.
>
>    -- Chris

One of the problems I've noted is the requirements or some jobs are such that 
no one can fill them, or the salary for the job is lower than any citizen 
will accept.  Then the company goes to the govt and says they can't fill the 
position with citizens, so can we hire a foreigner, who will accept a lower 
salary.  This is one way the company can say the advertised the position, and 
no one accepted locally, so they justify going with H1B.

It's a game to get people to do a job at lower wages.

Mark