I don't think that's particularly fair on immigrants. It sets a double standard as to what people are worth.
PS. Also Australian... yeah, we're awake at this time.
EDIT:
To clarify, I'm not at all suggesting screw over Americans either. I'd not be thrilled working in any industry where I'd spent years getting qualifications, just to be constantly undercut by any group of people.
However, I don't think encouraging companies to underpay a certain segment of humans is an ethical way to resolve the problem.
> I don't think that's particularly fair on immigrants. It sets a double standard as to what people are worth.
How so? The minimum wage for H-1Bs is over 4x higher than the minimum wage for Americans.
If Americans had a minimum wage of 60k per year and immigrants were getting paid $7.25 per hour then that would be one thing, but it's currently the other way around.
PS. Also Australian... yeah, we're awake at this time.
EDIT:
To clarify, I'm not at all suggesting screw over Americans either. I'd not be thrilled working in any industry where I'd spent years getting qualifications, just to be constantly undercut by any group of people.
However, I don't think encouraging companies to underpay a certain segment of humans is an ethical way to resolve the problem.