It isn't the "xenophobes" who attached "we need founders visas" to the guys hanging out in front of Home Depot.
The fact that the US needs and can benefit from importing more brains does not imply that it should continue to import more brawn.
That said, H1B is pretty much a disaster. Look at the allocation - tech does all the fighting but doesn't get most of the recipients. It really should be an auction (to ensure that it does go to "high value") and then expanded.
The fact that the US needs and can benefit from importing more brains does not imply that it should continue to import more brawn.
That said, H1B is pretty much a disaster. Look at the allocation - tech does all the fighting but doesn't get most of the recipients. It really should be an auction (to ensure that it does go to "high value") and then expanded.