New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $130K/yr
Here is the summary straight from the horses mouth: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lofgren.house.gov&#x2F;uploadedfiles&#x2F;high_skilled_bill_sxs_and_analysis_-1-2017__final.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lofgren.house.gov&#x2F;uploadedfiles&#x2F;high_skilled_bill_sx...</a><p>A few points:<p>- This does not raise the salary requirement to $130k&#x2F;yr. This only applies to employers that do not want to do the extra paper work for &quot;attestations regarding recruitment and non-displacement of U.S. workers&quot;<p>- It takes a &quot;market based&quot; allocation strategy which allows &quot;cash bonuses and similar compensation&quot; to be included. This is a joke.<p>- Startups and small businesses will get 20% of the visas. It&#x27;ll be interesting to see how this is gamed<p>- This does not fix the Corporate&#x2F;Higher Ed partnership loophole<p>- This does not fix the power imbalance between visa holders and employers<p>I personally don&#x27;t see this bill going anywhere. Zoe just needs to look like she is doing something.