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		pif on Aug 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A case for dynamic scoring of high-skilled immigra... And where will the money come from? I often hear requests for higher wages, but nobody ever volunteers to pay more to fund such wages.

linuxftw on Aug 31, 2023 | [–]

Record corporate profits and executive compensation can be reduced to return value to the workers.

michaelt on Aug 31, 2023 | [–]

No company would bid more than they can afford in an H1B auction.

The amount they pay will be more than offset by the value generated by high skill of the highly skilled employees this gives them access to.

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