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by rhapsodic 3426 days ago
I was a free market libertarian until about last week, when I finally got sick of being lectured and called names by tech billionaires. Now I'm for anything that helps me financially, and hurts these people.

If the H1B program were abolished entirely, my compensation would shoot up there with doctors' and lawyers', and the tech billionaires would be slightly less rich.

This measure doesn't go that far, but it's a step in that direction.
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ganeshkrishnan 3426 days ago
No, your compensation won't shoot up. Tech companies will move to cheaper areas like Philippines, Eastern Europe etc. India is already becoming expensive and companies like Infosys have already moved to China: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/infosys-to-ope...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703509104576328... (Infosys China Plans to Triple Staff to 10,000)

It's harder to outsource doctors because of multitude of reasons (Healthcare is country dependent, patients can't be transported, medicines are different in each country)

I am on H1b and I have noticed the body shops too, even worked for one. Bills like this doesn't address the core issue of H1b abuse and only exacerbates the issues.

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nathantotten 3426 days ago
I think you drastically overestimate how much doctors and layers make. Just like most jobs, the highest salaries are the exception.
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spapin 3426 days ago
It also seem likely that opening an office outside of the USA may become an interesting alternative. Then your wage and your job may be at risk. If impact to you is how you evaluate things, it would seem like there's room for worries.
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rhapsodic 3426 days ago
> It also seem likely that opening an office outside of the USA may become an interesting alternative. Then your wage and your job may be at risk. If impact to you is how you evaluate things, it would seem like there's room for worries.

There are a lot of people on this thread who don't understand how the law of supply and demand works.

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spapin 3425 days ago
Supply can go down. But don't forget that demand can also go down.Car manufacture isn't the only job that can be outsourced.
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