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

[Miguel Gonzalez Castaños]

Chris Knadle escribió:
> 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
>
>   
I can second that, getting a H1b visa is really hard and get a green 
card, you need to have spent a long time in this country to get it (and 
have a willing employer to sponsor you).

My experience is due to the cost of inmigration lawyers and the lengthy 
process, most of the employers don't want to sponsor any visa.

Miguel