Re: Visa worker quota debate and sub-skills quantity

"topmind" <topmind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Have there been any formal research papers that address this issue?
>
> http://www.geocities.com/tablizer/multiskills.htm
>
> Summary
>
> "One of the reasons for the heavier demand for visa workers [usually
> H-1B] in technical professions over other professions may be the
> "multi-sub-skill" factor whereby the probability of a good match
> increases with a larger pool of candidates, and this phenomenon is
> magnified by a larger total pool of potential requested skills.
> However, a larger pool of candidates may create unemployment for
> citizen technical workers despite having comparable skills. This could
> be a primary reason why both sides, employers and employees, complain
> about the visa worker programs in fields that require many sub-skills,
> such as technology."
>
> -T-


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