The existing mechanic is a JOKE. Firstly, the people who are abusing the H1B visa program does NOT use it to put highly skilled workers towards migration and citizenship (as was intended) - they use them as cyclical workers whom they replace every 2 years to ensure that they can get fresh workers from India and keep the wages ridiculously low. If you really want a successful program, take a look at Australia - Their program ENSURES that the highly skilled PR applicants are actually WORTHY of being granted a PR BEFORE they are allowed into the country - they land the country as fully fledged Permanent Residents, on the way towards citizenship - this ensures that the country retains highly skilled people, fills in gaps and also doesn't push the salaries of existing workers down.
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The existing mechanic is a JOKE. Firstly, the people who are abusing the H1B visa program does NOT use it to put highly skilled workers towards migration and citizenship (as was intended) - they use them as cyclical workers whom they replace every 2 years to ensure that they can get fresh workers from India and keep the wages ridiculously low. If you really want a successful program, take a look at Australia - Their program ENSURES that the highly skilled PR applicants are actually WORTHY of being granted a PR BEFORE they are allowed into the country - they land the country as fully fledged Permanent Residents, on the way towards citizenship - this ensures that the country retains highly skilled people, fills in gaps and also doesn't push the salaries of existing workers down.
Transparent Aluminum (the fictional kind) should do the trick ;)