H-1B Cap Reached Today; Didn't Get In? Too Bad

First time accepted submitter Dawn Kawamoto writes "Employers stampeding into the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service to get their H-1B petitions filed before the cap is reached are getting the door slammed in their face today. The cap was hit in near record time of 5 days, compared to the 10 weeks it took last year to have more than enough petitions to fulfill the combined cap of 85,000 statutory and advanced degree H-1B petitions. While U.S. tech workers scream that they're losing out on jobs as H-1B workers are hired, employers are countering that the talent pool is lacking and they need to increase the cap. Of course, Congress is wrangling in on this one as to whether it's time to raise the bar."

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Re:They're not who you think

[Alex Belits]

One problem: most Americans don't want to learn anything valuable for science and technology development, and expect to be paid like people who made major contributions to their areas of science and technology.

Even foreigners with bad to mediocre education and ability look like a better choice for employers.