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		dimgl on Jan 31, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements... That's the point. It's to discourage employers from using H1-B visas to hire people to make CRUD apps and instead hire domestically.

NTDF9 on Jan 31, 2017 [–]

I think companies will just outsource crud jobs. There's enough talent outside the US. Until now, they were being brought in with H1b. Now they'll just do if from across the world.

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