Why “wages” is being discussed
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Wages are absolutely lower and they can do that because you cannot switch employers. For example, the high street bank in my case sponsored H1B/L1B holders for Green Card s…
by cromka · Oct 8, 2026
But that would defeat the whole point of offering the program(s) -- they are specifically designed to depress wages of American workers.
by profdevloper · Oct 8, 2026
What you mean is the pay wasn't high enough to convince people to do a particular job, not that you couldn't find qualified people. Alternatively, you could have made 1 role int…
by linuxftw · Oct 8, 2026
Many do. Look at the ranks of founders, context level execs, all made up of a disproportionate share of immigrants. That's also not necessary to justify the proposition that imm…
by digitaltrees · Oct 8, 2026
So hire Americans and train them. Pay them above market wages so they don't leave. Problem solved. I know at least a dozen people smart enough to write software that aren't in t…
by linuxftw · Oct 8, 2026
>Not saying that the H1B program doesn’t have its problems, but this is not the case of let’s fill this job with non-Americans for less pay What do you think happens to wages wh…
by nonethewiser · Oct 8, 2026
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A wage is the price of labor. Examples of wages or wage payments include compensatory payments such as minimum wage, prevailing wage, and yearly bonuses, and remunerative payments such as prizes and tip payouts. Wages are part of the expenses that are involved in running a business. Wage payment is an obligation due to an employee regardless of the profitability of the company. Read more on Wikipedia