Thread by @USTechWorkers

The H-1B doesn’t require employers to prove they couldn’t find qualified Americans to fill the job, but the employment-based Green Card process does. So, employers find ways to disqualify qualified Americans.

@emeriticus discusses this in his latest:

newsweek.com/united-states-…

Thanks to the Immigration Act of 1990, Congress turned the H-1B into a “dual-intent” visa. This meant an H-1B worker was both a temporary worker & seeking permanent residency in the US. Business lobbyists pushed for this because they could attract foreign labor using Green Cards.

Employers knew that if they could promise Green Cards to H-1B workers, they could get an eager foreign workforce that would be willing to work for cheaper wages & remain loyal to the employer. H-1Bs don’t have job mobility like Americans. Their visa is tied to their employer.

An H-1B worker will remain loyal & accept whatever terms their employer gives them so long as there is an employment-based Green Card sponsorship before their H-1B expires & can’t be renewed anymore. H-1Bs are good for 3 years & can be renewed once, so a total of 6 years.

In order to keep attracting foreign labor, employers need to show that getting a Green Card for their foreign worker is a strong possibility. Otherwise, why would any foreign worker come if there was no hope for getting a GC after slaving away for 6 years?

That’s where the immigration lawyers come in. Their job is to coach employers (clients) on how to disqualify qualified Americans from even applying for the jobs that are currently filled by H-1Bs who are seeking permanent positions (Green Cards).

Watch:

What Facebook deliberately did was find ways to make it harder for Americans to apply for jobs at the company—job ads were placed in newspapers & could only be applied by snail mail!

FB is just the tip of the iceberg. Every company is doing this.

cnbc.com/amp/2020/12/03…