On Stephen Moore’s ‘Brainiac’ Immigrants
son Richwine on April 26, 2019
In praising the "brainiacs" who hold H-1B visas, Stephen Moore writes that "the firms that use these visas must affirm that they were not able to find comparably skilled American workers to do the jobs." That claim is generally false. Most firms are not even required to advertise the position before applying for an H-1B worker. (Recruiting Americans prior to applying for an H-1B is required only for employers deemed "H-1B dependent" or "willful violators".) Moore's piece has remained uncorrected on the Dallas News site for six days and counting.
The error is important because it touches on a key question about the H-1B program, and about "high-skill" immigration more generally: Are we really getting Einstein-level intellects with few American equivalents, or are firms simply importing run-of-the-mill college graduates to hold down wages? To support the Einstein theory, Moore cites the testimony of Bill Gates, who once claimed that each H-1B worker hired by Microsoft creates four new jobs.
https://cis.org/Richwine/Stephen-Moores-Brainiac-Immigrants
