There is increasing frustration among U.S. workers who believe they are being forced to compete with H1B visa believe they are being forced to compete with H1B visa holders in a wide range of occupations, which span highly skilled, in-demand areas in technology and engineering through non-technical fields such as accounting, legal services, itching, and health.
The message above is being passed to demonstrate how a recent tweet sparked a debate after some media reported on the impact of H1B visa workers on job availability despite heavy investment by American graduates in their education.
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As he says in his tweet, “They also have to compete with H1B visa workers. Not just IT and engineering. Accounting, Legal services, teachers, and health care are all under the H1B gun.
Why would one spend 100K on a bachelor’s, only to have to compete with the state-sponsored MS and PhD grads from India,” he summed up the growing disgruntlement over the current dynamics of the US jobs market.
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Although H1B visas were traditionally associated with highly specialized fields like IT and engineering, recent trends have reported an expansion of such visas in other areas.
The H1-B program protects the hiring by United States companies of foreign workers in specialty occupations and has increasingly applied to non-tech jobs.
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For example, American professionals complain of being squeezed out by a wave of highly educated, state-sponsored workers from abroad-primarily from India.
The tension between the U.S. workers and H1B holders has sparked a wider discussion on how the job market should balance domestic talent with the needs of employers seeking specialized skills from abroad.
Proponents argue that the H1B program fills critical gaps, where there are recognized shortages of skilled workers, while critics contend it puts undue pressure on American workers and drives down wages.
The debate is unlikely to cool anytime soon, as reforming immigration policy and rules concerning H1B visas continue to vie for the lion’s share of attention in discussions of the future U.S. workforce.