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Senators Seek H-1B Cap That Can Reach 300,000
dcblogs writes "A bipartisan group of Senators is planning to introduce a bill that allows the H-1B visa cap to rise automatically with demand to a maximum of 300,000 visas annually. This 20-page bill, called the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 or the 'I-Squared Act of 2013,' is being developed by Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.). It may be introduced next week. Presently, the U.S. has an H-1B visa cap of 65,000. There are another 20,000 H-1B visas set aside for advanced degree gradates of U.S. universities, for 85,000 in total. Under the new bill, the base H-1B cap would increase from 65,000 to 115,000. But the cap would be allowed to rise automatically with demand, according to a draft of the legislation."
H1-Bs are the IT equivalent of on-shore sweat-shops only they're legal.
I'm applying for an H1-B next year... with a salary around 140k I think there's a chance my sweat-shop will have air conditioning :)
Seriously, I had the option of US, Canada, England, Germany, France or work from home. I picked the US well, at random, but also because I think it's a good career move (at least California is still pretty big in the IT industry).
Am I specially talented? Maybe? I get good grades and there's probably a reason my starting salary is so nice...
But I'm not an exceptional genius, and I'm not sure how I would go about documenting my skills..
If immigration was harder I would bother with it... I got plenty of options.
Am I a temporary worker? I don't know... If I manage to find a pretty girl, things could become fairly permanent.
Oh, and don't worry about me nagging on your non-existent social services, if that was I career path I was considering I'd most certainly stay in Europe :)