I’ve linked to some articles on H-1B visas before and it’s fair to say I’m not a huge fan because it seems obvious to me that the system has morphed into a loophole for letting businesses hire cheap foreign labor and drive down wages under the pretense of the lack of domestic workers. I have a hard time reconciling the arguments that we have a scientist glut with the cries of businesses who can’t find STEM workers and need to import them.<\/p>\n
Well, it seems that IBM is one of the more blatant abusers of the system<\/p>\n
More Proof that Visa Abuse Is Instinctive at IBM<\/a><\/p>\n IBM: “The Cost Difference Is Too Great for the Business Not to Look for” H-1B Workers<\/a><\/p>\n Companies are willing to ignore available Americans even when they say they “urgently” need workers.<\/p>\n H-1B workers are cheaper than Americans \u2014 “and the cost difference is too great” for IBM not to look for foreign workers first. The H-1B statutes are designed to allow employers to legally pay H-1B workers less than Americans and IBM (and a lot of others) is taking full advantage.<\/p>\n The H-1B visa quotas are important \u2014 IBM would only hire Americans when “visa-ready resources” were not available. The quotas put in place a stopping point where employers can no longer ignore American applicants.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve linked to some articles on H-1B visas before and it’s fair to say I’m not a huge fan because it seems obvious to me that the system has morphed into a loophole for letting businesses hire cheap foreign labor … Continue reading