Should American companies that claim they "can't find any qualified Americans" be required to interview every ... (unemployment, solution)

[KonaldDuth]

American candidate first?

Here's what I don't understand. I live in the town of a large software company that has been leading the charge on bringing in more H1B Visa workers for decades now. I've applied for many positions that I was qualified for on paper and just recently got a phone interview. It was a 10-minute preliminary interview where a recruiter asked me basic questions about my education and experience. Then I never heard back.

So if this company claims they need more H1B Visa workers to fill their open technical positions, they'll say that they "interviewed" myself and many more people and couldn't find any candidates, when they didn't even give me a chance to demonstrate my technical expertise?

I don't get it. Shouldn't companies have to interview every American candidate before making a determination on whether or not there exist qualified candidates in America? Would you support a policy like this?

[theunbrainwashed]

This is entirely subjective, and I think they can still get around it easily. It's much easier to limit H1Bs in pure numbers by sector. While it's good to have foreign talent in the US, I think, especially so in IT, the numbers are way too high and must be limited even more.

[T0103E]

I answered no before I even got to the end of the question. They shouldn't be required to do anything they don't want to do. It's their company.

[greywar]

Originally Posted by T0103E

I answered no before I even got to the end of the question. They shouldn't be required to do anything they don't want to do. It's their company.

Its their company....OUR country. We decide who is allowed in to our country. Not them.

And no, we should just stop replacing our people with overseas folks at lower rates. H1-B's should be reserved for people who bring something special.

A better solution? Require H1-B's to be paid 25% more then a comparable American.

[woxyroxme]

This country has too many problems and unemployment is too high to be bringing in Dalits just to pay someone $8/hour to do a $40,000/year job, the real reason the companies want more H1B visas.

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by T0103E

I answered no before I even got to the end of the question. They shouldn't be required to do anything they don't want to do. It's their company.

They are required to advertise the opening locally

[greywar]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

They are required to advertise the opening locally

Yes thats so effective. They advertise, ignore any responses, and hire the cheaper H1-B using a title like "software analyst".

[T0103E]

Originally Posted by greywar

Its their company....OUR country. We decide who is allowed in to our country. Not them.

And no, we should just stop replacing our people with overseas folks at lower rates. H1-B's should be reserved for people who bring something special.

A better solution? Require H1-B's to be paid 25% more then a comparable American.

You or I own the country?

[ahzzie]

Originally Posted by T0103E

You or I own the country?

Yes.

[NCN]

"A better solution? Require H1-B's to be paid 25% more then a comparable American."

Great idea!