Ivan Gonzales @gonzaliv - Twitter Profile

gonzaliv retweeted

about 1 year ago

The Center for Immigration Studies issued a public comment asking for the Trump Administration to scrap the H-1B lottery in favor of ranking H-1Bs based on "Wage Levels," which only look at the highest paid people relative to their occupations (see their public comment). https://t.co/BSYMM0bFbc Under their proposal a family therapist earning $65,000 (Wage Level IV) would be prioritized over a software developer earning $155,000 (Wage Level I). The proposed rule also doesn't account for age, meaning the young electrical engineer fresh out of school earning $115,000 (Wage Level I) gets prioritized over the event planner earning $66,000 with many years of experience (Wage Level IV). Because they are earlier in their careers, international students are disproportionately certified as Wage Level I despite being more likely to work in the most highly paid professions. Meanwhile, the outsourcing firms continually sponsor IT technicians that are older, yet under paid for their age, so they are certified at Wage Levels II and III. We estimate that CIS's preferred proposal (the 2021 rule) would slightly increase the prevalence of IT outsourcers receiving H-1B visas. Our preferred proposals, however, would dramatically reduce their participation in the program. See the analysis from me, @cojobrien, and @jasonhehehe. https://t.co/VnTig6MEaz

SpeakSamuel's tweet photo. The Center for Immigration Studies issued a public comment asking for the Trump Administration to scrap the H-1B lottery in favor of ranking H-1Bs based on "Wage Levels," which only look at the highest paid people relative to their occupations (see their public comment). https://t.co/BSYMM0bFbc

Under their proposal a family therapist earning $65,000 (Wage Level IV) would be prioritized over a software developer earning $155,000 (Wage Level I).

The proposed rule also doesn't account for age, meaning the young electrical engineer fresh out of school earning $115,000 (Wage Level I) gets prioritized over the event planner earning $66,000 with many years of experience (Wage Level IV).

Because they are earlier in their careers, international students are disproportionately certified as Wage Level I despite being more likely to work in the most highly paid professions. Meanwhile, the outsourcing firms continually sponsor IT technicians that are older, yet under paid for their age, so they are certified at Wage Levels II and III.

We estimate that CIS's preferred proposal (the 2021 rule) would slightly increase the prevalence of IT outsourcers receiving H-1B visas. Our preferred proposals, however, would dramatically reduce their participation in the program.

See the analysis from me, @cojobrien, and @jasonhehehe. https://t.co/VnTig6MEaz

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Sam Peak 🇺🇸💡

@SpeakSamuel

about 1 year ago

The Trump Administration's overhaul of the H-1B lottery prioritizes visa applicants earning $55k over those earning $155k. The administration needs to go back to the drawing board and revamp the H-1B system so that it actually prioritizes top earners. https://t.co/Vllc6BOxh3

SpeakSamuel's tweet photo. The Trump Administration's overhaul of the H-1B lottery prioritizes visa applicants earning $55k over those earning $155k.

The administration needs to go back to the drawing board and revamp the H-1B system so that it actually prioritizes top earners.
https://t.co/Vllc6BOxh3 https://t.co/mJikniAVTz

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Sam Peak 🇺🇸💡

@SpeakSamuel

about 1 year ago

For some bizarre reason @AndrewYang thinks that the $100,000 H-1B fee speeds up the visa approval process or something. https://t.co/PK1R3ALNZO

SpeakSamuel's tweet photo. For some bizarre reason @AndrewYang thinks that the $100,000 H-1B fee speeds up the visa approval process or something. https://t.co/PK1R3ALNZO https://t.co/egcFgpdTjH

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Sam Peak 🇺🇸💡

@SpeakSamuel

about 1 year ago

Under the new H-1B weighted salary rule, petitions with the highest wage level (wage level 4) get four tickets in the lottery. But wage level 4 includes salaries that are in the 64th percentile or higher. The 64th percentile gets the same benefit as the 99th percentile, which is way worse than a salary ranked system where employers are pressured to compete against each other by offering higher salaries.

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