Guest Epdhrf (Chief Technological Product Designer)

From a fairness perspective, being tied to a single employer is essentially modern-day indentured servitude. The lack of mobility traps workers in jobs they might dislike, prevents fair salary negotiations, and creates opportunities for exploitation. H1B holders are highly skilled professionals, not seasonal workers. It makes no sense that they should live in constant fear of losing status if they quit or are laid off. At the very least, the U.S. should extend grace periods (say 6–12 months instead of 60 days) to allow workers to find a new job. If the goal of the program is to fill skill gaps, then it’s logical to let workers move freely to wherever those gaps exist. Restricting mobility doesn’t benefit the U.S. economy—it only benefits employers who want cheap, locked-in labor.