Until the employment of citizens is at 100% there should be no h-1b employees. I am very qualified for many tech jobs, but with some it is impossible to get even an interview; that should not be the case.
Look around at any place that lives off of government grants, and look at the make-up of who gets that money. In stem related fields i would say that it is well under 50% citizens, and under 20% white citizens. Just walk around in a research facility at UCLA or any major research university; the faculty are not american, the researchers are not american, BUT it is all funded by america.
in a perfect world if you are able to work, and you choose not to, then you die. There will be people "between work", or people who are supported by family, but they would be under pressure to work.
I will also point out that in a perfect world it would cost very little to exist; taxes and other required bills make sure that it costs enough that you need to have a good income in order to not be a burden on society.
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peacegnome ago
Until the employment of citizens is at 100% there should be no h-1b employees. I am very qualified for many tech jobs, but with some it is impossible to get even an interview; that should not be the case.
Look around at any place that lives off of government grants, and look at the make-up of who gets that money. In stem related fields i would say that it is well under 50% citizens, and under 20% white citizens. Just walk around in a research facility at UCLA or any major research university; the faculty are not american, the researchers are not american, BUT it is all funded by america.
Cheap_Knockoff ago
IIRC, 100% employment is never possible due to the "natural rate of unemployment."
So, in other words, there's never a need for such programs anyway.
peacegnome ago
in a perfect world if you are able to work, and you choose not to, then you die. There will be people "between work", or people who are supported by family, but they would be under pressure to work.
I will also point out that in a perfect world it would cost very little to exist; taxes and other required bills make sure that it costs enough that you need to have a good income in order to not be a burden on society.
AmaleksHairyAss ago
I don't want ever live in your perfect world.
peacegnome ago
the amount of work wouldn't need to be much, maybe work for one year in your entire life if you wanted to.