I'm surprised that this post is rated "insightful". The person did not provide any evidence of his claim that IT shortage is a myth, while both government and independent agencies have reported studies of over 800,000 IT positions unfilled. The person also is repeating the same old rhetoric that has been posted hundreds of times on every other online tech news source (try zdnet). If you want some credibility, provide some concrete evidence of your claim that there's no IT shortage. It's easy to get protective and paranoid about your job - it's even more convenient to find fault somewhere else other than within yourself when things don't go as you wish.
I'm sorry, but your lack of understanding in who are forced to leave US shows how much you know about the situation. Most of the people forced to leave have already applied for green cards, or in your words, qualified for the green cards. They have gone through the long and rigid process of labor certification (which essentially is used to validate their worth) and ran out of time because of the incompetency of your INS agency, who is unable or unwilling to process the paperwork in a timely and reasonable manner. When I started my process back in 1997 I was assured by my company confidently that the whole process will not take more than 15 months. By the time I got the darn thing 34 months has passed. INS froze processing I-485s (the last step of the green card process) for almost an entire year between 4/99 and 3/00. Even after I got my green card I believed that if I had known back in 1997 it would take that long to get it, I would never have waited. There are many more H1 workers who suffer more than I have - those who ran out of time and those who have to wait even longer because of the per-country quota. You have no idea what it's like or the people who are in the middle of this situation. Please educate yourself prior to making comments that only make you sound like a fool.
The problem is that people have generalized the situation so much that they've forgotten that every situation is different. There are H1 workers who are underpaid, and there are H1 workers who are paid above average. Companies operate differently, some may take advantage of H1 workers, and some may just be grateful that they have people to finish their projects and pay them fairly. You situation does sound like you're getting a fair deal. Just be aware that if you every do decide to apply for permanent residency through your employer, you become the one more dependent on the employer rather than the other way around. Some employers may take advantage of this dependency, some may not. Just be aware of that possibility and make the best decision for yourself.
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I'm surprised that this post is rated "insightful". The person did not provide any evidence of his claim that IT shortage is a myth, while both government and independent agencies have reported studies of over 800,000 IT positions unfilled. The person also is repeating the same old rhetoric that has been posted hundreds of times on every other online tech news source (try zdnet). If you want some credibility, provide some concrete evidence of your claim that there's no IT shortage. It's easy to get protective and paranoid about your job - it's even more convenient to find fault somewhere else other than within yourself when things don't go as you wish.
I'm sorry, but your lack of understanding in who are forced to leave US shows how much you know about the situation. Most of the people forced to leave have already applied for green cards, or in your words, qualified for the green cards. They have gone through the long and rigid process of labor certification (which essentially is used to validate their worth) and ran out of time because of the incompetency of your INS agency, who is unable or unwilling to process the paperwork in a timely and reasonable manner. When I started my process back in 1997 I was assured by my company confidently that the whole process will not take more than 15 months. By the time I got the darn thing 34 months has passed. INS froze processing I-485s (the last step of the green card process) for almost an entire year between 4/99 and 3/00. Even after I got my green card I believed that if I had known back in 1997 it would take that long to get it, I would never have waited. There are many more H1 workers who suffer more than I have - those who ran out of time and those who have to wait even longer because of the per-country quota. You have no idea what it's like or the people who are in the middle of this situation. Please educate yourself prior to making comments that only make you sound like a fool.
The problem is that people have generalized the situation so much that they've forgotten that every situation is different. There are H1 workers who are underpaid, and there are H1 workers who are paid above average. Companies operate differently, some may take advantage of H1 workers, and some may just be grateful that they have people to finish their projects and pay them fairly. You situation does sound like you're getting a fair deal. Just be aware that if you every do decide to apply for permanent residency through your employer, you become the one more dependent on the employer rather than the other way around. Some employers may take advantage of this dependency, some may not. Just be aware of that possibility and make the best decision for yourself.
Or New Hampshire, Upstate NY, Maryland, Connecticut, Texas...etc.