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

[Rajesh Menon]

On 9/21/07, Mark Halegua <phantom21 at mindspring.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> It's a game to get people to do a job at lower wages.
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> Mark
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They don't goto the DHS with any number for the offered wage. It's as
per the prevailing wage, which varies with the area.
I don't know if the prevailing wage is something that is only used as
a standard for aliens, and not the general population. Anyone know?