The study has expressed concern that according to the proposal, American companies will have to pay more than the current market rate to the H-1B professionals. Under the proposal to change salary, companies will not have to pay less than the average local salary to foreign workers. If this happens, it will be difficult for many skill workers to get jobs in America. The report said that this will not create much opportunities for American workers, but companies can shift jobs abroad.
What is the proposal to increase salary?
Senator Berney Sanders recently made an amendment to the Leken Relay Act. Due to this, some cases in salary for H-1B workers will increase by 72%. For example, a new graduate software developer in San Jose, located in Silicon Valley, will have to pay more than $ 80,000 annually compared to the current law. Although the Senate has not yet voted on the amendment, such measures may be debated while considering the Congress reforms.
What is the matter of tension for employees and companies?
NFAP argues that the average local salary does not show the real world salary structure, especially for entry-level employees. The average salary rule in many professions applies only when the experience of a person is more than ten years. However, when companies need to pay more salary to all H-1B workers, because of this they will not be able to give jobs to the recently graduate or early career professionals.
NFAP reported that 70% of students studying fields like electrical engineering and computer science are foreign in American universities. Research has said that if the current proposal is implemented, it will be difficult for these students to hire jobs. In such a situation, students will leave America and there will be no people to work in a major industry like Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductor Engineering.
