H-1B visa: Government says work ban for H-4 spouses coming this month
I will throw a different perspective here on why tightening regulations on H-4 spouse work is important:<p>- Fact is everyone comes to the US to have a better economic life.<p>- Even asylum seekers, would want to move to the US over any other progressive European nation , because, American Dream, easy upwards mobility, diversity. This is a personal observation.<p>Let me shed some light on how it works for Indian people. You can extrapolate it to other entities too.<p><pre><code>  - Indian girls in general conveniently marry a US living 
    husband of their parents choice(not all but many), and 
    compete for the same jobs with kids who finished their 
    Masters Degrees here.

  - H-1B visa system is fucked up. Infosys and Wipro and 
    TCS ship tons of their employees to the US.These people 
    work at a price less than the current market price.
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- This is bad for three reasons:<p><pre><code>   - Kids don&#x27;t want to come to the United States to do their Masters because, job market 
     is tight. Its bad for schools and kids too. Schools for those foreign dollars, for kids- its important to have
     an exposure to outside world - this helps shape world view in a tremendously good way.

   - These people are employed mostly to replace existing American workers.

   - From my observations, the reason I am biased in favouring kids coming here for 
     Masters is because, with in the time it takes to finish their education, and the 
     time it takes to find a job, they imbibe American culture. This may sound silly, but 
     it is very important. These people at some time will become citizens and will become 
     part of national discourse. 

  - Contractors shipped by Infosys and Wipro and TCS could never be part of that. It is 
    hardly possible. Again , its a personal observation. 
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- So , how do all these things tie together<p><pre><code>   - Someone who finishes his Masters in the United States is expected to find a job with in three months of his 
     OPT(Optional Practical Training) start date.

   - Now these people are mostly by themselves and invested heavily for their education. No reason why these people 
     flock to so called &#x27;consultancies&#x27;.

   - Compare that to the spouses of existing H-1B visa holders, who never invested anything here. No cultural 
     investment, nor education. They have a security to live here for as long as their relatively smart husband is 
     allowed to live. With unlimited amount of time compared to some one with a Masters degree, they are at a 
     disproportionate advantage.

   - People finishing Masters should be given precedence over H4 spouses and H-1B&#x27;s(for reasons above) hired by 
     outsourcing companies.

   - There is more to it than we know.For all the xenophobia, this administration is displaying there are times, 
     they are not wrong.</code></pre>