• DarthBueller@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    And yet every single available h1-b visa available in the lottery is assigned. 80,000 skilled jobs, a huge number of which issue because of employer fraud (the absolute lie that no willing citizens are available).

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      1 year ago

      There’s a big difference between temporary workers and people who want to settle down with a family, though. H1B workers are by and large here for a short while only

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        1 year ago

        H1-B visas are 3 years plus 3 year extension. In 6 years time, a person can go from a trained but entry level skilled position to a mid-level position or better.

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          1 year ago

          It’s not about career progression. It’s about not being able to settle down in the states when your visa is finished. There’s no automatic qualification for permanent residency just because you’ve spent 6 years there

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            1 year ago

            You’re missing my point. It’s a job that’s off the market to qualified citizens for 3 to 6 years, on the basis of corporate fraud.

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              1 year ago

              Well the initial article and discussion was about declining population due to it being difficult to migrate to the states and get residency. You may have a point about the job market, I’m not an expert on the American situation, it just wasn’t what we were discussing to begin with.