Evidence That H-1B Holders Don't Replace US Workers

Posted by timothy on Thursday August 20, 2015 @12:56AM from the division-of-labor-limited-by-the-extent-of-the-market dept.

Okian Warrior writes: In response to Donald Trump's allegations that H1B visas drive Americans out of jobs, The Huffington Post points to this study which refutes that claim. From the study: "But the data show that over the last decade, as businesses have requested more H-1Bs, they also expanded jobs for Americans." This seems to fly in the face of reason, consensus opinion, and numerous anecdotal reports. Is this report accurate? Have we been concerned over nothing these past few years? Remember, this is about aggregates, rather than whether some specific job has been replaced.

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Re:Nope... Wrong interpretation. by JustAnotherOldGuy · 2015-08-20 03:01 · Score: 1, Flamebait

One Hundred Million Americans of working age NOT in the wok force.
Oh please, I bet there aren't even 100 million woks in the entire country.
If there were, we'd be up to our asses in stir-fry.

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