Instead of a flat fee, they should just auction off the visas, highest salaries win.

This has been proposed before and I don't really see any downsides. If your company really needs them, just pay them what they're actually worth.

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leet_thow 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

I believe there is upcoming legislation along those lines and that the adjustments announced today are those within the executive branches purview.

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scheme271 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This insures that tech and finance get all the visas. A lot of things like rural medicine gets staffing through h1b sponsored physicians and likewise for post-docs and researchers. If this gets implemented across the board, a lot of science is going to disappear and a lot of medical care (especially outside of cities) is going to get a lot worse.

	▲	peripitea 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Don't worry all those rural hospitals are about to shut down anyway.
	▲	digianarchist 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They should cap visas issued by sector or DoL job families. It's way too skewed towards tech.

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guywithahat 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I like the idea of an auction, but why would we not charge a significant application fee? It ensures the company is serious about the position, and it raises money citizens won't have to pay. A high fee/tax seems like a win-win

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HanClinto 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Wow, I really like this.