Comment by rbanffy
11 hours ago
It’s bound to generate some heated discussion. A lot of people on that discussion asks the same question. There’s a lack of transparency on why some posts get flagged.
A pause in processing of immigration visas affects the tech industry and is relevant to most of the audience who lives in the US.
My biggest issue with work visas is they're treated as an under-class that literally competes at upwards of half the pay or less and used to suppress wages. Especially in the past 5 years.
I'd like to see a 100% tax on Visa workers combined with salary floors per work classification. A tech worker that needs to be imported from another country shouldn't be paid less than 6 figures IMO, and depending on the position upwards of twice that. The tax itself should specifically be used to fund grants for STEM undergrads and graduates.
Just my own take on this, and I do have a personal stake and took a 40% pay cut last year just to be able to keep working.
Would you say the new $100k fee for employers aligns with this [1]?
[1] https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-changes-pro...
Yes, but IIRC it doesn't count existing H1B or those that convert from a significant number of student Visa holders.
Not sure on the downvotes, I'm literally advocating for paying VISA workers MORE.
> A pause in processing of immigration visas affects the tech industry
Is an immigration visa the same as a work visa? I don't know much about the different types of immigration. The stated reason for the pause in immigration visas is to keep out those who would end up being a "public charge." I interpret this as people who want to come to the US but have no demonstrated means of support once they get here.
Student visas, I presume, are unaffected? What about work visas? If you're coming to work, you would also be paying taxes and not need public support.