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I agree that the current H1-B process is not very accessible for most of the illegal immigrants here today. I certainly hope now that people recognize the need for low skilled worker to fill jobs that are not very appealing to normal US work force, whatever new “Guess Worker” program that are in the work should be designed to meet the needs of the targeted audience, both from the employer and the potential employee perspectives. They should not be held at the same H1-B standard.
Illegal immigrants issue is not unique in US. Many counties are facing the same issue, just at different magnitude. US certainly have the worst illegal immigrants issue in terms of the no. of illegal immigrants. I have to say that if you look around the world, US actually has one of the most open immigration policy than most of the counties. It’s much harder to immigrate to most of the European counties, skilled or not.