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The only reason to hire the majority of that IT "talent" was the cheaper rates, not some outstanding brilliant achievments or skills. I think the guy is lobbyin

by cvboss 17y ago

The only reason to hire the majority of that IT "talent" was the cheaper rates, not some outstanding brilliant achievments or skills. I think the guy is lobbying the interests of those bodyshops, that make tons of money selling developers from other countries. Also how many H1B holders actually get "postgraduate US education"? Not so many, I am afraid.

nandemo 17y ago
Do you think Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs go out of their way to hire foreigners just because they are cheaper?
- garply 17y ago
  Why wouldn't they? For a profit-seeking entity, lower costs seems like a good reason to me.
- mahmud 17y ago
  Yes, Instead of hiring a junior/mid-level American expert as an assistant, for example, they get a highly qualified foreign expert at the same price.