It’s racist, illegal, and destroys the livlihoods of tens of millions of middle class American lives.
It should be, and must be ended now.
@Noahpinion writes “H-1b is a good program with a couple of flaws that could be easily fixed”
— Ron Hira (@RonHira) November 22, 2022
Here’s what to really know about H-1B guestworker program
Firms can legally pay H-1Bs less than market wages because @USDOL sets minimum “prevailing” wages too low … plus … doesn’t enforce the important but overlooked _actual_ wage rule
— Ron Hira (@RonHira) November 22, 2022
Reservation wages of H-1B workers are lower than US market wages. Most H-1B workers come from labor markets that pay substantially less than US wages and thus are willing to take below-US-market wages
— Ron Hira (@RonHira) November 22, 2022
Employers love the transfer of power because it is a huge gift at the expense of workers.
— Ron Hira (@RonHira) November 22, 2022
Plus employers have complete discretion and effectively no oversight or accountability
No surprise most who are selected are substitutes for US workers, students, and employer investments in workforce development. They compete with US workers and students.
— Ron Hira (@RonHira) November 22, 2022
H-1B workers can and do replace US workers because @USDOL has not closed the _outsourcing loophole_
— Ron Hira (@RonHira) November 22, 2022
Are H-1B workers underpaid? Yes, by design.
— Ron Hira (@RonHira) November 22, 2022
Does that distort the US labor market causing harm to US workers & students? Of course. By design.
To say the program is good but only has a few flaws strains credulity.