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That is what future was gonna be ... rand( );
H1-B quota got flooded the first day itself! My lawyer had warned me in the first meeting itself. He was sure tht its gonna be filled up on the first day itself.
On 2nd April afternoon, we got to know that USCIS has receiverd 150000 apps! The lottery system and the 1:3 chances of getting the H1 scared the shit outta the ppl.
USCIS later let it out that tht masters quota is not yet filled and so thankfully rand ( ); no longer features in lives of the masters quota students. But the general quota people are going to suffer.
These things were bound to happen as big companies in India like Infy , wipro ,TCS hog down a major chunk of the H1-B quota. Most of the time these companies jst file for an employee's H1-B but dont send them onsite. I personally feel that even the applicants who hv done their bachelors frm the USA shld have a comparatively easy way of getting the H1. May be they can keep a separate quota for onsite H1s or they can divide the quota according to different sectors.
Many people might have to return back home only because the lost the opportunity to someone who would hold an H1 but still work in India all along!
The US congress passed a bill to legalize large number of illegal immigrants. They would be categorized as non-skilled labour. Acc. to them, this step is valid because there is a business demand for the non-skilled. But looking at the number of apps for H1, doesn't it show that there is business demand for skilled labour too?
I am safe now but still worrying about few of my frnds. I hope things would work out for them.