Dave Rahardja
Let’s face it: the #H1B visa is modern indentured servitude on a large scale. It is no longer used to bring in needed skills for short-term jobs. Rather, it’s the de facto path to employment-based immigration for most of the world, and one of the few ways foreigners are allowed to work in the US.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/02/24/temporary-visa-h1b-tech-layoffs/
Dave Rahardja
We need to treat immigrant workers better. While a rich foreigner can get permanent residence by investing $1.8M in a business, the rest of us have to live on a knife’s edge, beholden to a single employer for many years, until our number comes up, always ready to abandon the life we build in 60 days whenever the company decides to terminate our employment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/02/24/temporary-visa-h1b-tech-layoffs/
Dave Rahardja
I’m now a citizen of the USA. But I remember those years when I held an H1-B, always afraid that the next layoff will have my name on the list.
Fuck this system.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/02/24/temporary-visa-h1b-tech-layoffs/
Dave Rahardja
With H1-B, a worker is tied to a specific employer while they bide enough time (5+ years) until they can apply for a green card. During that time, the worker cannot switch jobs without reapplying for the visa. Thanks to per-country caps, many people have to wait for MUCH longer than 5 years to receive their green cards, during which time their employers have them by the throat. For those workers, losing a job means having to leave the country in TWO MONTHS.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/02/24/temporary-visa-h1b-tech-layoffs/
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