Who said what inside the Trump tech meeting
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If the H1B program remains, they need to give foreign workers the ability to switch firms while in the US. Current policy forces them to remain with their current firm, which reduces their bargaining power and puts them at risk of being overworked and exploited. Further, it reduces competition between firms, lowering wages. (e.g. it is difficult for a H1B worker to get another job with a pay raise, so they are stuck with whatever salary they have.)
A study by U Notre Dame (which I cannot find on mobile) showed that H1B visas did not increase innovation measured by patent grants, but did 1) increase company profits, and 2) decrease all salaries at the firm, citizen and non-citizen.
This suggests the true incentive of H1B visas is to increase profits by lowering wages, not to find workers that firms are unable to find as citizens.
More recently, USCIS has given guidance on a "grace period" for H-1Bs who lose their employment- they now have up to sixty days to find another sponsoring employer.
Yes it could be easier to switch jobs, but "force" is not correct.
Phew. Boy oh boy it was a constant strain on us for 8 full years. It is pretty disturbing to not know if you are committing a crime if you were laid off while on H1B and need to look for another job!
Skilled talent with some savings, job prospects, and decent French or English language skills have little problem getting into Canada to work, and it does great things for the economy overall.
However, many people in fact use Canada as a 'staging area' to make a move to the the US eventually.
If you look at the H1B statistics, you'll see that all the top employers are indian consulting firms. They consume a huge percentage of the very limited H1B visa pool, only to take cheap H1B workers from abroad.
The tech companies are far behind.
"Our goal is NOT to find a qualified US worker."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbFEgFajGU
Follow the money :)
3 women out of 9 people that's not too bad for tech (or CEOs)!
...and‽ We want to know not just the agenda but what took place. Even if the administration was noncommittal/unresponsive, stating that would make me feel better. Or if you couldn't get anyone to go on record, maybe at least let us know that you asked and no one offered comment.
> Musk also ... brought up ... climate change, in other meetings at Trump Tower.
...and what did Trump say‽ Jeez, you did the drum roll and left me totally hanging. Seems like a controversial topic for sure and no mention of whether Trump dismissed this or debated it or just sat quietly.
So I imagine it was pretty easy for him to say that.
> Surprisingly to the group, Trump apparently responded favorably, “Let’s fix that,” he said, without a specific promise, and then asked, “What can I do to make it better?”
It's almost as if he doesn't have ideals and is very easily influenced by others who can offer him money and/or power.
the thing about billionaires is: they have a habit of getting what they want. is it paranoid to see investment/ownership running along these lines and lose faith in the integrity of the news?
Rupert Murdoch --> Wall Street Journal, NYPost
Jeff Bezos --> WaPo
Carlos Slim --> NY Times
Michael Bloomberg --> Bloomberg News
1. The media creates an "issue"
2. The "issue" riles people up
3. Calls are made to congress critters
4. Facebook posts are posted
5. Twitter hash tags are create
6. Billionaire suddenly has a plan to correct\fix\control issue