Ones that came to the US as students in top engineering programs are cream of the crop and should be welcome. They actively drive innovation and create more jobs here. Grad schools pay them money to attend.
Those that come straight on H1B visas for employmemt purposes from offshore outsourcing companies are cheap labor and should be illegal. No H1B visa should be awarded in engineering field unless the recepient has attended an American university and paid the dues before taking up a job here.
Sad to see so much negativity about immigrants in a company like Qualcomm which is supposed to be a multinational, multicultural.
This is perhaps one reason it is not doing as well as other tech companies. The culture is toxic.
Compare these 2 employees:
Student with non thesis MS in US, finds job on H1 visa. Hardworking, learns the skills in 2 years and contributes to growth of company.
Us citizen, Berkeley graduate, same job at Qualcomm. Always takes care of family/ personal things and no time to work for company, lives as parasite in the company.
Now tell me how the f**k US citizenship matters when it comes to productivity.
Compare these 2 employees:
Student with non thesis MS in US, finds job on H1 visa. Hardworking, learns the skills in 2 years and contributes to growth of company.
Us citizen, Berkeley graduate, same job at Qualcomm. Always takes care of family/ personal things and no time to work for company, lives as parasite in the company.
Now tell me how the f**k US citizenship matters when it comes to productivity.
I very much say that a degree isn't that big of a deal compare to true talent and skills. Might be out of context, but a strong portofolio is much more significant than only a diploma. I believe that there are many talented and smart individuals who never make it or are taken seriously ,simply because the circumstances or finances aren't in their favor. There is much lost talent out there and in some cases..forever hidden. Regarding visas...I have nothing against it...and yet, we all know that companies try to save money by pursuing cheaper labor or hiring just for contracts.
Not necessarily. These days most international grad students come to the US for a self sponsored MS. They are usually from tier C and D universities in their home country and pay full tuition fees to get a degree ,MS , from US. Because of their below average qualifications they do not qualify for any scholarships from universities and end up doing a non thesis MS ( with zero papers or conference presentations coming out of their MS work). Most of such students go on to do some kind of programming job which once again leads to zero patents , etc. I very much doubt if they drive innovation at all. These days one can almost buy their degrees in the US by paying tuition out of their own pocket