The problem is not with the H1-B visa program per se. Nor with the raison d'etre for it.
The root cause of the problem, the loop hole that allows Indian IT companies to ship thousands of ill educated sub-standard programmers to USA is this: USA recognizes all degrees from India as though they are the equivalent of US college degrees. But sayin ALL graduates from St Mary's College of Engineering, Middle of Nowhere, Some State, India are equal to the graduates from UCLA or MIT is just bonkers.
The problem is not with the H1-B visa program per se. Nor with the raison d'etre for it.
I would say wrong on both counts.
The free market should produce more IT workers if there is a shortage by increasing wages.
The H1B program keeps salaries for IT workers permanently artificially low.
Some argue that this creates more senior level positions for U.S. workers, but it doesn't. Without the entry-level experience, developers can't get to be team leads, senior developers, etc. That's why so many middle management positions in IT are held by H1B and former H1B workers.
All degrees are not equal. That is the problem (Score:5, Interesting)
The root cause of the problem, the loop hole that allows Indian IT companies to ship thousands of ill educated sub-standard programmers to USA is this: USA recognizes all degrees from India as though they are the equivalent of US college degrees. But sayin ALL graduates from St Mary's College of Engineering, Middle of Nowhere, Some State, India are equal to the graduates from UCLA or MIT is just bonkers.
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Re:All degrees are not equal. That is the problem (Score:2)
The problem is not with the H1-B visa program per se. Nor with the raison d'etre for it.
I would say wrong on both counts.
The free market should produce more IT workers if there is a shortage by increasing wages.
The H1B program keeps salaries for IT workers permanently artificially low.
Some argue that this creates more senior level positions for U.S. workers, but it doesn't. Without the entry-level experience, developers can't get to be team leads, senior developers, etc. That's why so many middle management positions in IT are held by H1B and former H1B workers.