ENG 331 Writing Assignment: Replacing American Employees
Gabriela Reichert
Sept. 23, 2014
ENG 331 Writing Assignment 1I
Professor Rogers
As an international student, I have to prepare myself for the job search after graduation. I have to be able to find a company that will sponsor my H-1B visa, allowing me to temporarily stay in the US to work. In this situation, I need to make myself more appealing compared to an American because I will cost the company money just to be hired. “As a number of studies make clear, the presence in a company of highly skilled foreign workers whose abilities and talents complement those of a native-born workers actually creates new employment opportunities for American workers” (Immigration Policy Center). So why is that Americans feel discriminated against when …show more content…
Perhaps big corporations are just looking to diversify their working environment. With cultural diversity a company has a better chance of having an environment where innovative ideas are constantly circling. This can only be seen as a benefit to the company. The other argument is that some labor experts reject the idea that foreign workers are displacing American citizens. Gordon Hanson, a professor at University of California San Diego, did a research showing that foreign and American high-tech workers have comparable wages, contradicting arguments from local Americans. Employers such as Microsoft are simply trying to gather the best teams from a worldwide talent pool, which Hanson considers to be a reasonable approach considering today’s global economy. Furthermore, foreign workers are required to receive prevailing wages that are set by the U.S Department of Labor. But employers are not required to advertise jobs to local Americans first. Employers must only confirm that foreign workers won’t harm people in similar jobs (Seattle …show more content…
If according to the U.S Department of Labor states that employers hiring foreign workers are required to pay prevailing wages pegged by the Department, then wage discrimination technically fails to exist, trumping previous biased claims. Furthermore, if according to the Immigration Policy Center, foreign workers complement the talents of Americans and create new employment opportunities for American workers, then who really is being discriminated against? In the globalized world that we live in, companies are always looking to diversify their environment because it brings many developmental benefits. Therefore, I personally would not consider a foreigner being hired over an American an act of discrimination, according to U.S
Sept. 23, 2014
ENG 331 Writing Assignment 1I
Professor Rogers
As an international student, I have to prepare myself for the job search after graduation. I have to be able to find a company that will sponsor my H-1B visa, allowing me to temporarily stay in the US to work. In this situation, I need to make myself more appealing compared to an American because I will cost the company money just to be hired. “As a number of studies make clear, the presence in a company of highly skilled foreign workers whose abilities and talents complement those of a native-born workers actually creates new employment opportunities for American workers” (Immigration Policy Center). So why is that Americans feel discriminated against when …show more content…
Perhaps big corporations are just looking to diversify their working environment. With cultural diversity a company has a better chance of having an environment where innovative ideas are constantly circling. This can only be seen as a benefit to the company. The other argument is that some labor experts reject the idea that foreign workers are displacing American citizens. Gordon Hanson, a professor at University of California San Diego, did a research showing that foreign and American high-tech workers have comparable wages, contradicting arguments from local Americans. Employers such as Microsoft are simply trying to gather the best teams from a worldwide talent pool, which Hanson considers to be a reasonable approach considering today’s global economy. Furthermore, foreign workers are required to receive prevailing wages that are set by the U.S Department of Labor. But employers are not required to advertise jobs to local Americans first. Employers must only confirm that foreign workers won’t harm people in similar jobs (Seattle …show more content…
If according to the U.S Department of Labor states that employers hiring foreign workers are required to pay prevailing wages pegged by the Department, then wage discrimination technically fails to exist, trumping previous biased claims. Furthermore, if according to the Immigration Policy Center, foreign workers complement the talents of Americans and create new employment opportunities for American workers, then who really is being discriminated against? In the globalized world that we live in, companies are always looking to diversify their environment because it brings many developmental benefits. Therefore, I personally would not consider a foreigner being hired over an American an act of discrimination, according to U.S