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daft_pinkyesterday at 5:22 PM0 repliesview on HN

A better approach would be to implement a significant application fee, less than the $5 million Trump implemented, but indexed to a multiple of the median wage, which would prove an employer's genuine need for talent not found in the U.S. In exchange for this premium, the employee should receive a green card, granting them the freedom to switch employers.

This would create a more honest system, ensuring these highly sought-after professionals are paid competitive market wages and the company has to pay a large premium to hire the foreign worker. Not engage in this fictional market studies to prove they can’t find people to find the role. Make them pay a premium and don’t lock them into the employer.

Further there should be a separate program for graduates of US universities and us university graduates shouldn’t be competing against Tata gaming the system. People invested in the USA that we’ve invested in should get a preference over random people from a consulting company.