[tiff_seattle]

H-1B shouldn't be used for entry level positions though. It should be used for positions that cannot be filled by the local workforce.

[dingo_bat]

So no jobs for newly graduated students who are not citizens?

[tiff_seattle]

If they don't have a skill that employers are willing to pay top dollar for, then no. H-1B is designed for bringing highly skilled workers into the country. It's not a program for job security for new grads.

[paxys]

Experience is usually worth more than skill. It's pretty stupid to turn away smart young people who you have paid to educate in the best universities in the world.

[sanxiyn]

Yes, it is stupid, I wholeheartedly agree it should be fixed, but I disagree that it should be fixed by H-1B visa.

[sanxiyn]

H-1B is not intended for newly graduated students. For them, there is OPT. You are right OPT is restrictive, but that is best solved by changing OPT.