If they had any idea what it costs to live in a popular work-visa place like Silicon Valley or Austin, they’d never even consider this. Oh, and there’s already a good chance the visa holder is underpaid due to shenanigans (nothing like the risk of losing your visa from switching jobs to keep you in one place, with no ability to negotiate).
The entire U.S. immigration system needs a massive dose of humanity injected. It’s ridiculous how their methods needlessly create stress on individuals and families. The DEFAULT policy in any situation should be: “treat this HUMAN BEING like a human being, a potential contributor to our greatness who clearly wants to be here, do everything possible to make their contribution easy”.
Even from a utility perspective it is disappointing to see, since much more often than not, the spouse of a H1B holder is also a highly educated professional who would meaningfully contribute to our economy.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 8.8 ms ] threadThe entire U.S. immigration system needs a massive dose of humanity injected. It’s ridiculous how their methods needlessly create stress on individuals and families. The DEFAULT policy in any situation should be: “treat this HUMAN BEING like a human being, a potential contributor to our greatness who clearly wants to be here, do everything possible to make their contribution easy”.