Let market decide on H1B numbers: US Chamber of Commerce

[ChromeFoundry]

Source: The Economic Times of India

16 Aug, 2010, 06.43PM IST,PTI

WASHINGTON: Slamming the critics of H-1B, a US think-tank and corporate America have suggested removal of Congressional cap on this popular work visa programme and allow markets to determine number of skilled foreign workers eligible to work in the country.

"The best policy for the United States is one that sides with freedom and innovation, not restriction. It is a policy where the H-1B cap is either eliminated or set high enough that we can let the market decide on the number of new skilled foreign nationals who work in America each year," a report said.

The 81-page report titled "Regaining America's Competitive Advantage: Making our Immigration System Work" has been jointly prepared by US Chamber of Commerce, which is the top representative body of the American businesses, American Council on International Personnel, an eminent think-tank.

US President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a new 'Border Security Bill' proposing a steep hike in some categories of H-1B and L-1 visa fees which is expected to badly hurt Indian IT firms which may have to shell out an additional $250 mn annually for the next five years.


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"allow markets to determine number of skilled foreign workers eligible to work in the country."

:wtf:

[Skittles]

1. allow markets to determine number of cheap foreign workers eligible to work in the country."

yup

[boppers]

2. I'm in favor of removing the cap. The rest of the bottle/hose, too.

If the markets want the labor, let them pay for full visas/immigration, rather than cheap 3 year jaunts.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

3. The Chamber of Commerce needs to be

"dissolved"

[OhioChick]

4. "a US think-tank and corporate America........"

Figures.

:eyes:

[McCamy Taylor]

5. roflma

[daleo]

6. Better yet, import cheap CEOs

Surely there are many aspiring Indian CEOs that would take these cushy Chamber of Commerce jobs for one tenth the pay - one hundredth even.

[Starry Messenger]

7. +1000

[Downwinder]

8. Let the Labor Market decide. If there any qualified US applicants

for a job, then hire domestically.

[Luciferous]

9. Yep, let's keep screwing American workers

:eyes:

[cascadiance]

10. "Letting the market decide" means hiring company shouldn't control where H-1B works...

... and whether they can stay in the country or not. If H-1B workers are "locked in" by their papers to work for a company and can't leave without being sent back to their country, that is what is called "indentured servitude", and is NOT a free market! They f'ing can't have it both ways!

If they want a free market, get those workers green cards instead jerks!

[SoapBox]

11. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants you to be reduced to the following jobs...

part time temp janitor.

part time temp McDonalds worker.

part time temp landscaper.

part time temp slaugtherhouse worker.

etc...etc...etc.

The goal of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is to put every American
out of work and replace them with cheap labor, brought here like
slaves, to work.

[OhioChick]

12. +1000 n/t