As the US prepares to legalize literally millions of people who aren’t qualified enough to work for one of the most innovative companies in the history of the human race, people who are qualified enough can’t get in:
Laszlo Bock, [Google's] Vice President of People Operations, testified… that, due to limits on the number of H-1B visas, Google is regularly unable to pursue highly qualified candidates. This year, an estimated 133,000 visa applications were filed by H-1B candidates in the first two days of the filing period for only 65,000 available spots. Over the last year alone, the artificially low cap on H-1B visas has prevented more than 70 Google candidates from receiving H-1B visas. Therefore, Laszlo said, “We would encourage Congress to significantly increase the annual cap of 65,000 H-1B visas, to a figure more reflective of the growth rate of our technology-driven economy.” He also urged Congress to address the backlog of employment-based green cards for highly skilled workers.
Probably nothing to worry about. Google has no options. It’s not like they can move their center of gravity overseas to somewhere like Europe or India or Japan, right? What? They can easily do that? Well that sucks.
References:
* What U.S. immigration policies mean to Google [Google Blog]
Previously:
* Dr. Ruth Will Kill You If You Piss Her Off, and Other Interesting Things You Can Learn From Search The Center
* Google Earth Being Used For Anti-Israeli Propaganda
* We’re Easily Amused: Yourish Google Search Edition
