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In reply to the discussion: You Call This A Middle Class? “I’m Trying Not to Lose My House” [View all]aggiesal
(10,741 posts)if the unemployment rate in a specific field exceeds a threshold like for example over 7% then no foreign workers can be hired until that level of unemployment is reduced to less then say 3%.
Or make it progressive system.
Right now I believe that the US allows something like 300,000 H1B's in this country.
That amount should only be allowed if the unemployment rate were less then 3%.
Bring down the amount to 250K if unemployment rises between 3% & 4%.
Drop to 200K if unemployment rate rises between 4% & 5%.
Drop to 150K if unemployment rate rises above 5%.
100K above 6%
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There are plenty of qualified engineers unemployed that can't find work because of these H1B's and corporations are pushing congress to increase the H1B's limit.
Trust me, those engineers current employed WILL be affected by an increase in H1B's allowed into this country.