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cogman10 ◴[] No.45306123[source]
IMO, the fee is the wrong thing that needs adjusting. It's the salary that should be adjusted. The minimum salary for an H1B should be $200k. It's something like 50k right now which is ridiculous especially with all the restrictions an applicant is under. It both suppresses wages and abuses the worker.
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ericmcer ◴[] No.45306297[source]
Is it too complex to just look at the companies taxes and be like... "Hey you are paying H1B workers 25% less than their peers. You get hit with a fine".

If you couldn't undercut H1B salaries there is little incentive to use them except for their desired purpose (you can't find any local workers).

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1. breitling ◴[] No.45312485[source]
What if they're bringing the average salary down for everyone else because they can, thanks to h1b?