USCIS started cracking down on Silicon Valley companies with > 15% H1Bs last week.
Looks like H1Bs are currently fucked. There're no more premium processing, meaning transfers will take > 6 months, so you could possibly find a new job but if your transfer gets rejected for whatever reason, you will need to leave the country. And in this climate who knows what will happen in 6 months?
So H1Bs no longer have any mobility, no new H1Bs can get hired, and Green Card processing probably will be even harder. I wonder what that's going to do to the job market in SV, will jobs become easier for non-H1Bs, or will it cut down on the number of jobs altogether?
I guess Trump is really getting his revenge on SV now.
Looks like H1Bs are currently fucked. There're no more premium processing, meaning transfers will take > 6 months, so you could possibly find a new job but if your transfer gets rejected for whatever reason, you will need to leave the country. And in this climate who knows what will happen in 6 months?
So H1Bs no longer have any mobility, no new H1Bs can get hired, and Green Card processing probably will be even harder. I wonder what that's going to do to the job market in SV, will jobs become easier for non-H1Bs, or will it cut down on the number of jobs altogether?
I guess Trump is really getting his revenge on SV now.