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takochan [soylentnews.org] writes:

As if there are not enough people looking for work in the United States already, Homeland Security is proposing to give U.S. working visas to unskilled spouses of H1B tech workers mainly from India, China and the Philippines.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/united-states-ch anges-visa-rules-to-keep-foreign-talent-519714 [ndtv.com]
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/us/politics/us-p lan-aims-to-draw-immigrants-with-technology-skills .html [nytimes.com]

This will actually have the perverse effect of enabling IT salaries to fall even further, if it is now possible for family members of H1Bs to work as well too to cover costs of living in the United States if their family members are now pitching in as well.

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