It’s April 1st and no joke, it’s H1-B Visa day. This is the day that companies apply to the U.S. government to receive visas for foreign workers. There is a limit of 65,000 and they are issues within the first 24 hours.

NPR interviewed a software company CEO about his challenge in hiring a software architect here in the U.S.

This is a controversial issue that really strikes a nerve with those Americans that think companies (like Microsoft) are selling out by hiring cheaper foreigners instead of paying Americans what they are worth.

Even if it is true, there is reported shortage of IT talent in the U.S. that may drive up salaries anyway.

Mentioned in this interview was a study done by professors at Duke University that showed the quality of offshore workers is not. One of the professors is Vivek Wadhwa who was interviewed on NPR last year when the study was published.

I am going to post a blog about this interesting study of offshore talent very soon.

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