H-1B visa: It's everywhere you want to be! For now

[LaCroix]

I wonder how this will affect the many canucks who come to north dakota, and stay to work, because they couldn't get into manitoba law 

[Oexmelin]

H1Bs are big for the entertainment industry, this can potentially suck for me although I don't need to work "onsite".

The procedure, unless it got changed since the late 2000s - when I was over there - involved your professional union (WGA, DGA, SATSE...) testifying that you brought some unique skill to the table, and that you weren't taking a job from an American.

Same in academia. But you do have to be onsite, despite the massive efforts by many colleges and universities to push electronic courses.

[Barrister]

I wonder how this will affect the many canucks who come to north dakota, and stay to work, because they couldn't get into manitoba law 

And you people thought I was joking when I said U of Manitoba Law was a prestigious school!

[Eddie Teach]

Not joking, just delusional. 

[LaCroix]

did I say that? I've known for awhile that canuck law schools have way higher admission standards than the average US law school

[Jacob]

I doubt it for Canada. It might help in Dublin though.

It's good for Canada too. If they want to hire someone for a Seattle office but the visa is too much of a hassle, they frequently hire them to a Vancouver office. Amazon, Microsoft, Google all do that as I understand it and I wouldn't be surprised if other large corporations do as well.

[The Minsky Moment]

About 65% of h1-b grantees work in computer-related occupations.  The program is capped at 65,000 per year so that we are talking about a little over 40,000 people in occupations held by over 3.8 million Americans.  That's the most impacted sector.

Trump's rhetoric in the campaign is that he favored immigration but not "bad" immigration.  But the H1-B program targets college graduates, and the majority have at least a master's degree.  There is a high proportion of Indian national which one would not think is a problematic nationality in the Trump worldview.  So if he is against this what is he for?

[garbon]

About 65% of h1-b grantees work in computer-related occupations.  The program is capped at 65,000 per year so that we are talking about a little over 40,000 people in occupations held by over 3.8 million Americans.  That's the most impacted sector.

Trump's rhetoric in the campaign is that he favored immigration but not "bad" immigration.  But the H1-B program targets college graduates, and the majority have at least a master's degree.  There is a high proportion of Indian national which one would not think is a problematic nationality in the Trump worldview.  So if he is against this what is he for?

I guess it sounds nice as a tweet about controlling immigration?

[Admiral Yi]

About 65% of h1-b grantees work in computer-related occupations.  The program is capped at 65,000 per year so that we are talking about a little over 40,000 people in occupations held by over 3.8 million Americans.  That's the most impacted sector.

"The negative effects of this program are limited" is not the most brilliant sales pitch for its continuation.

[garbon]

About 65% of h1-b grantees work in computer-related occupations.  The program is capped at 65,000 per year so that we are talking about a little over 40,000 people in occupations held by over 3.8 million Americans.  That's the most impacted sector.

"The negative effects of this program are limited" is not the most brilliant sales pitch for its continuation.

Seems like our officials might, I don't know, have other more pressing matters to contend with?

Also, I don't recall Joan mentioning negative effects of the program, just talking size.

[Admiral Yi]

Also, I don't recall Joan mentioning negative effects of the program, just talking size.

Sure, he might have just been throwing out fun facts about the program.  Anything is possible.

[garbon]

Also, I don't recall Joan mentioning negative effects of the program, just talking size.

Sure, he might have just been throwing out fun facts about the program.  Anything is possible.

He could be noting, as I was, that it is so small potatoes that good or ill, it is insignificant.

[Admiral Yi]

He could be noting, as I was, that it is so small potatoes that good or ill, it is insignificant.

He could be, and that's the way I interpreted it.  But then you told me he wasn't discussing negative impacts.

I don't know what to think anymore. 

[garbon]

He could be noting, as I was, that it is so small potatoes that good or ill, it is insignificant.

He could be, and that's the way I interpreted it.  But then you told me he wasn't discussing negative impacts.

I don't know what to think anymore. 

Also, it is true what I said - he made no mention of negative impacts.

[Admiral Yi]

rolleyes:

Also, it is true what I said - he made no mention of negative impacts.

Good point! He might be throwing out fun facts!