An H-1B cap hike would mean a grim future for workers

[Newsjock]

Source: Computerworld

If Congress approves comprehensive immigration reform, it will likely more than double the cap on H-1B visas. What would happen then?

Some of the leading academic critics of the H-1B program gathered Friday to talk about the problems the visa program is creating, and what will happen if the cap grows from 85,000 to 180,000, as set in the Senate's immigration bill.

The offshoring of jobs will increase if the H-1B cap is increased, was one warning. As the percentage of guest workers in the IT workforce rises, so will age discrimination for anyone over 35, came another.

The litany of potential woes continued. Hiking the H-1B cap would hurt the ability of Americans to find jobs, wages will suffer, U.S. students may be deterred from science and engineering programs, and America's innovation capacity will decline, said various forum participants.

Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9248416/An_H_1B_cap_hike_would_mean_a_grim_future_for_workers

[Populist_Prole]

1. Shortage? Raise pay. Problem solved.

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"Supply & Demand", right? "Free markets", "meritocracy" and all that shit.

Of course the corporatists don't want the free market after all, instead whine to the government to change the rules to increase supply.

God damned hypocrites.

[ProfessorPlum]

4. Absolutely right

Your comment is absolutely right on the mark. This is an attack on all of the people who actually do try to try to get degrees in difficult subjects and make some money based on their abilities and training.

I find all of this talk about how students should go into science and engineering and technology a sick joke. There is no shortage of people to do that kind of work in this country. Get an advanced degree, and you are treated like just another commodity. And this is more of the same.

[IronLionZion]

5. Our "job creators" think its more "efficient"

to pay lower wages and use temporary contract workers who are at risk of deportation if they lose employment.

[LongTomH]

2. America's decline to Third World status continues......unabated!

[reformist2]

3. Forget STEM, students should major in rich-people studies!