H1-B is a massive corporate subsidy, even Milton Friedman says so.
H1-B doesn't need to be reformed, or improved with half measures like changes to the visas being awarded based on salary, etc.
H1-B needs to be abolished. Those employers that need extraordinary talent can use the O1 visa and the rest of the employers and employees can let supply meet demand. As it is now the H1-B/F1 OPT corporate loophole is skewing the education system (American universities share some of the blame) so bad that american students aren't able to get seats at American universities, and the "talent shortage" (which there isn't) becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
If I were a smart, aware 18 year old person trying to decide what field of study I was interested in with a focus on career longevity and life time earnings, I sure as heck would not pick computer science, and I don't blame them.
H1-B doesn't need to be reformed, or improved with half measures like changes to the visas being awarded based on salary, etc.
H1-B needs to be abolished. Those employers that need extraordinary talent can use the O1 visa and the rest of the employers and employees can let supply meet demand. As it is now the H1-B/F1 OPT corporate loophole is skewing the education system (American universities share some of the blame) so bad that american students aren't able to get seats at American universities, and the "talent shortage" (which there isn't) becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
If I were a smart, aware 18 year old person trying to decide what field of study I was interested in with a focus on career longevity and life time earnings, I sure as heck would not pick computer science, and I don't blame them.