I agree with what you have said. I do hire H1B for contracting jobs, because I do not get that talent in the market.

Nick, right now I have an urgent requirement for 14 resources with a 4 years degree preferrbly in Science/computers and with atleast 7 years of experience in Oracle Applications with very good technical skills as well. Project will be for 4 months only.

Any Americans around???

Now these H-1b visa holders also come here with a dream of better future. They embrace the culture, contribute to the society and help America to become a competitive workplace.

May I ask, with respect, why there is so much dissatisfaction about it. People come here because America have projects itself as a dominating/powerful nation. Who doesn’t want dollar?

Now if someone wants repel these migrants (H1B or other) America needs to project itself as less bright spot, like some South African nations. Have you ever thought why someone don’t’ go to middle east/Africa for Asylum/work. There are plenty I believe.

Comments welcome.

I so agree with you on this one. I know so many IT professionals who shall we say are past the age of 40, who are being told to retire or forced to because they make more than an H-1B.

Of course, they are not told that, but I’ve worked with the PO’s and I have seen the difference in billing hours and know why companies no longer want American workers.

The problem is coming though. The Indians working in this country are beginning to get wise to salary differences. They see salary charts on the internet and are starting to ask questions. Someday soon they are going to demand the same wages. Then what will be the advantage?

I enjoy reading your column and have learned a lot from your many comments over the years.

From my read of “H-1B: Foreign companies hiring foreign nationals” and the reactions of your readers, I can see how the issue of H-1B work visas can be viewed differently depending on the constituency reading it. Although I do appreciate both sides of the issue, I have a rather strong opinion on this government policy of issuing H-1Bs to foreign nationals who will be working for foreign-owned MNCs in the United States.

Regardless of which looking glass is used to examine the issue, there is a larger issue at stake – distribution of profits and government’s hand in this. If the laissez faire rule remains a tenant in our capitalist system, and if the true intent of our government was to issue H-1Bs to an applying company to temporarily employ the skills of individuals who “can’t be found amongst the U.S. worker pool”, then why are so many of the highly-skilled and university-educated U.S. workers losing their highly-paid jobs whereas the company is applying for H-1Bs and/or outsourcing their jobs to India and China? It seems to me that the government is directly aiding the companies with help of corporate lawyers without regards for the U.S. worker.

What is the future for our kids and their kids? I am not sure.

Another question to ponder remains: as the U.S-based MNCs started outsourcing to India and China and encouraging a steep growth of inflow of H-1Bs into the US, how come that we hear of huge corporate profit losses and layoffs more and more?

One day soon, the U.S. worker will find himself working for the same people he helped bring up to speed on technology and welcomed under H-1B rules.

Most of the companies that you listed do create jobs for americans but they are more towards administration and very few techie ones.

I would be dishonest if i don’t accept that many companies abuse this program for body shopping.

From what I understand from your blog is that your are not against the H1B program but against Foreign companies hiring foreign nationals and working in US, which i do agree !

I’ve always enjoyed your articles, except for this one, definetely.

Daniel B.