undefined | Better HN

0 pointsrs1867mo ago0 comments

The nurse that helped save your life at ER might be on H1B getting paid $80k a year.

0 comments

the counterfactual is 'is there an equally qualified nurse who didn't get the position?' There is a lot of under-employment for highly qualified US citizens.

1 more reply

aaronnw27mo ago

Maybe more talented Americans would become nurses if the pay met the demand.

2 more replies

cogman107mo ago

That nurse may have just done their 6th 12h shift as well. Which they have to do or risk deportation.

mancerayder7mo ago

Do we know what percentage of H1B's are NOT in the tech industry?

1 more reply

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 comments

jpadkins7mo ago

the counterfactual is 'is there an equally qualified nurse who didn't get the position?' There is a lot of under-employment for highly qualified US citizens.

1 more reply

aaronnw27mo ago

Maybe more talented Americans would become nurses if the pay met the demand.

2 more replies

cogman107mo ago

That nurse may have just done their 6th 12h shift as well. Which they have to do or risk deportation.

mancerayder7mo ago

Do we know what percentage of H1B's are NOT in the tech industry?

1 more reply

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse