[explainthisth]

It should make it easier for Americans to get the jobs Infosys is hiring for at $70k, and harder for Americans to get jobs from Google at $250k.

[rhapsodic]

> It should make it easier for Americans to get the jobs Infosys is hiring for at $70k, and harder for Americans to get jobs from Google at $250k.

Why would it make a qualified American developer less attractive to Google?

[explainthisth]

Because it will become easier to import someone who is more qualified.

[rhapsodic]

It will be more expensive. How will it become more easier?

[explainthisth]

Because the visas are distributed by lottery, and the largest number of applications are filed by Isfosys-type spammers. People with >$130k jobs in SV are being denied due to the $70k body shops spamming the lottery. If the spam goes away, those non-spam applications become a more reliable proposition.

[dogma1138]

There's nothing wrong with working for Infosys. How many people you think are capable and want to work for Google?

[explainthisth]

I'm not saying it's morally right or wrong. I'm just saying the set of people that get H1B visas will change, and the shift will be toward higher-end jobs.