Comment by thephyber
17 hours ago
Why get hung out on the example profession and not the fact that some jobs pay drastically disproportionate rates?
Linus developed Linux, but we wouldn’t be able to hire the next version of him because hedge funds would dominate the high salary reqs in this hypothetical system.
There’s an O1 visa for exceptional talent.
In that case some technical aspects needs rework... Currently O1 visa being a nonimmigrant visa have no path to PR/citizenship (unlike H1Bs) and need annual renewal. This make it unattractive to "who possess extraordinary ability".
You can apply for an EB-1A greencard or a national interest waiver green card while on an O1 visa.
You can also get an employer sponsored green card similarly to what you’d do if you were on an H-1B.
If you cannot pay for it, it means it is not important enough. Maybe that is the problem, you want exceptional talent for pennies.
That sounds true enough for coastals to downvote you for.
It is a low price for free speech.