Jumping a little late . .
"So what if they get paid $10-$20k lower annual salaries?" <-- not even
close where I work. How about $60-80K lower?
My employer pays Tata Consulting $66K/year for DBA's. They keep 1/3 so
the H1B worker gets $44K. That's $22/hr - soon to be just double
minimum wage. This H1B worker usually comes with a Master's Degree in
Computer Science or similar.
Find me one American with a Graduate Degree in Science willing to work
for $22/hr. Yes, the struggle is real to find talent [that will work
for peanuts]. Almost everyone I know makes more than that, except those
in the fast-food industry. So where's the incentive to get a degree?
I call it "exploitation."
Regards,
George Toft
On 11/8/2016 10:46 AM, David Schwartz wrote:
More propaganda from right-wing pro-corporate anti-American talking
heads about a topic they are ill-informed about.
(Most Americans have no clue about US immigraion laws.)
The recent Defense Appropriations Budget opened the floodgates to H-1B
visas, thanks to non-stop lobbying from large US tech firms like
Microsoft, Oracle, Apple, Dell, etc.
I saw something a while back on cable channel that covers congress,
and it was a public meeting of some sort about H-1B issues.
Representatives from Microsoft, HP, and some huge consulting firm.
One interesting thing they all agreed upon was that their budget for
prosecuting each H-1B visa was $50k. This was ONLY for the legal fees!
Then there was salary, benefits, relocation, and later on the legal
fees and relocation expenses for their family members.
Forget about annual salaries for a minute, which I don’t believe are
really that much lower for people residing here in America and
awaiting permanent residency (green cards).
Here’s what job offers for US Citizens would look like if they were
comparable to H-1B offers:
*
$50k hiring bonus (used for legal fees)
*
Full relocation (from overseas, way more expensive than even
across country in USA)
*
Guaranteed job for 6-10 years (how long it takes for green cards
to issue)
*
Guaranteed on-the-job training for whatever new projects these
people are destined to fill during their 6-10 year tenure
*
Full relocation to other cities that might have projects these
people can fill to keep employed
*
Tacit agreement to never complain, never file any kind of labor
actions or lawsuits against the company for any reason at all
So what if they get paid $10-$20k lower annual salaries?
Would YOU accept a job with these “benefits” for a slightly lower
salary like this???
-David Schwartz
On Nov 8, 2016, at 10:07 AM, Keith Smith
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
While at the polls I talked with a man running for Chandler City
Council who told me the H1B Visa was necessary because there are
not enough qualified Americans to fill those positions.
I do not agree. And if it is true then why, for example, is there
no Microsoft University that finds those with the talent and help
develop them into the qualified employee they are looking for? It
is my understanding M$ is one of the biggest users of the H1B Visa
program.
This is an example of there not being an shortage. -->> McDonald's
lays off 70 American accountants from Ohio and gives their jobs to
foreign workers as part of cost-cutting exercise
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3800381/McDonald-s-lays-70-American-accountants-Ohio-gives-jobs-foreign-workers-cost-cutting-measure.html
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