I worked as a tech manager for over 15 years and did a lot of hiring. We tried and tried and tried to hire Americans, but could not find many who were technically qualified because our Education system is way behind the times, working on DEI, CRT, and other BS stuff that should not be the primary focus.
I know for a fact that countries like India teach specifically what is needed for a tech job, with little on the humanities and other stuff that won’t get one a job. They focus on the skills in demand in the U.S., so people can get employed and maybe, long-term, become citizens. The fields were all tech-oriented, filling gaps Americans couldn't fill. It worked, and that is why technical organizations are full of H-1B Visa holders.
Basically, a person doesn’t need a college degree to be a high-paid technical worker. All they need is specific technical classes with hands-on training. And many companies provide these courses, but Americans aren’t taking them, at least not in the past.
We have awakened when it comes to jobs necessary for the rollout of data centers across the nation that will require many workers, but workers of the earth, not someone who sits in an office, as I did for many years. Courses are now being offered for electricians, with the ability to outdo most college graduates in pay and no major debt from loans to enter the labor market. The future will be the workers of the trades that AI can’t replace yet, and soon you will have plumbers, electricians, and carpenters in suits 🙂 All IMO.
“The Department of Labor has announced that it has suspended the ability of the tech-giant Cognizant to submit H-1B visa applications and will launch an investigation into the company for alleged abuses of the immigration system.
The Department of Labor’s Inspector General, Anthony D’Esposito, stated on social media that “handcuffs await” to those who commit fraud that threatens the American worker and revealed that their Program Electronic Review Management for visa applications had been suspended.
The suspension will only apply to new or pending applications submitted by the company. Any current employees who are operating in the U.S. with temporary work status or those who have had applications accepted by the Department of Labor will be able to continue in their job function.
Cognizant was not the only company to come under sweeping fraud investigations from the Department of Labor. D’Esposito announced that Cloudera, an AI data platform, has also been issued a suspension on the same day.
The investigations into H-1B abuse by tech companies come as the Trump’s administration announced an 87 percent decrease in applications following a heavy fee increase to $100,000.”