| − | An '''H-1B [[visa]]''' allows a foreign workers come to the [[United States]] and promise to work for the same company for six years, usually at lower wages than under a free market. Free enterprise economist [[Milton Friedman]] observed, "There is no doubt," he says, "that the [H-1B] program is a benefit to their employers, enabling them to get workers at a lower wage, and to that extent, it is a subsidy." | + | An '''H-1B [[visa]]''' began in 1990 to allow a foreign workers come to the [[United States]] and promise to work for the same company for six years, usually at lower wages than under a free market. Free enterprise economist [[Milton Friedman]] observed, "There is no doubt," he says, "that the [H-1B] program is a benefit to their employers, enabling them to get workers at a lower wage, and to that extent, it is a subsidy." |
| | The '''H-1B''' program brings into the [[United States]] hundreds of thousands of workers from foreign nations at lower wages and restrictions on job mobility. This program keeps real income for Americans from increasing, particularly in high-tech fields. | | The '''H-1B''' program brings into the [[United States]] hundreds of thousands of workers from foreign nations at lower wages and restrictions on job mobility. This program keeps real income for Americans from increasing, particularly in high-tech fields. |