[miscaccount]

though i agree with you overall, right now the system is totally not working for indians and to a some extend chinese.

The current wait time for indians is over 100 years whereas all other countries get their green card in a couple of years(after green card sponsorship).

This makes the system crushing the Indians who have roots for more than decades.

For people who would say , you should have seen it coming , recently the demand from other countries are too high that wait time for indians are in decades at minimum

[22SAS]

I am an Indian H1b holder. The system is not meant to be beneficial for a nationality or a group of nationalities. Indians very well know that the green card waiting times are super long, and yet they'll come here, give birth to kids, buy a house, etc. All on a temporary visa with a very, very long waiting period for their green card. Maybe don't try to set roots if you know that you will not get permanent residency?

[triceratops]

Just because you've accepted your unfair situation - which, let's be clear, is that you have a second-class status even compared to other foreigners based solely on your country of birth - doesn't mean everyone else in that situation should do the same.

Other H-1B holders who point out this inequity are not morally "wrong", or "crybabies" (paraphrased from another of your comments). Petitioning the government for a redressal of grievances is a very American thing to do. And doing what you have done - accepting the reality of one's situation and adapting to it - is very mentally healthy and pragmatic.

Some people, like you, work around the existing system, while others ask for a better system. Neither group should put down the other, or denigrate the choices they have made. Try to be a better person than that.

[miscaccount]

many are choosing not to come. The US student visa has been on decline especially from india and china.

What about people who are already here for decades ?

Some don't understand the complexity of the system and think their case will be different

[theGnuMe]

I mean, the cynic would say that you have the kids in the USA and eventually they can sponsor you for a visa. Especially if it takes 100 years to go the normal path.

But arguing you shouldn't have children... really?

[throwaway_9_7_5]

I see your point. Yes for those born in countries with traditionally high immigration rates the system is broken. Even if an employer can demonstrate they need to retain a particular person if this employer later needs to terminate the employee for unrelated reasons you are screwed.

I think the H-1B to EB-2 and EB-1 process should be improved to not be subject to immigration rates.

[asdadsdad]

well, it's broken because of a particular high demand from those countries that's different from the others. I don't think the system should explicitly discriminate one country from the other, but I think it's fair to give a chance to other countries at an equal rate.