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I’ve been confused at why people keep saying that H-1B workers are low wage workers, because that hasn’t been my experience, but the reality is people are talking about the two extremes of the program and not knowing about the other side of it.
1. Outsourcing companies take maybe 4 out of 10 H-1B visas. These cos negotiate onshore outsourcing to companies. They send lower paid workers here and churn through them. Most people think only of this scenario.
2. The rest of the H-1B visas are largely people working tech or finance jobs at all kinds of companies. Not always big tech, but big tech are the most likely to sponsor. In my experience, they’re the only ones who don’t even ask your immigration status until they’re sure you’re the right person for the job. Then if you happen to need immigration help, they’ll provide it.
@skinnylatte Ha. I had no idea some people thought H1-Bs were "poorly paid". I'm an ex-H1-B myself, and of course met and swapped stories with others on them, and one thing none of us were, is poorly paid.
The competition for H1-Bs is extremely fierce and you need a degree and industry experience at a minimum. Plenty of brilliant folks at big tech companies have failed to get an H1-B allocation, had to be on a temporary visa, and then had to return home after a few years - it's brutal.
@TomF yeah that’s the general vibe people are expressing about this. Shows a lack of familiarity with immigration and immigrants. ‘I was laid off because of cheaper labor’
No, everyone got laid off. The cheaper labor comes from outsourcing, which may or may not be H1Bs.
@skinnylatte Well... H1-Bs are extremely expensive for tech companies to hire, and by definition they are highly qualified, so there may be a little bit of incentive to fire natives before you fire H1-Bs? Maybe? But you certainly don't fire natives *and replace them* with H1-Bs - that's madness!