H1Bs

[thumpcbd]

Maybe this just hits close to home, but dammit H1Bs are supposed to be for workers that companies can't find in the US, not because they can get them for 1/10 the cost overseas.

http://sify.com/news/international/f...hp?id=13293386

US likely to raise H-1B visa cap


Monday, 27 October , 2003, 21:36

Washington: Proposals to allow more high-technology foreign workers into the US are gaining ground in Congress despite assertions by labour and anti-immigrant lobbies that plenty of Americans are available to fill the jobs.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Republican Senator Orin Hatch is pushing a plan to circumvent the 65,000 cap on H-1B temporary worker visas, under which large numbers of Indian and other foreign high-tech workers are employed in the US, by expanding exemptions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday quoting Senate aides familiar with the talks.

The talks mark for the first time that influential Senators are pressing for a temporary increase in the limit. While it is unclear if the move would succeed, Hatch's effort paves the way for a full airing of visa-overhaul legislation that has already been introduced and will likely be considered after January, the paper said.

The last-minute effort to modify the visa rules as the Congressional session winds down has been prompted by a growing concern among US multinationals and high-tech companies that the current cap will prevent thousands of expert foreign workers (needed by US business and industry) from entering the US next year.

In addition, said the Journal, immigration lawyers, officials and technology trade groups from India, and major US tech companies are pushing to raise the annual visa limit to more than 100,000. Any rule changes likely would be attached to a "must pass" Appropriation Bill.

"We will continue to work with our colleagues to try and find any appropriate legislative action. But we haven't announced anything yet" a spokeswoman for Hatch said.

She said any plan would include some added protection for US workers, including reinstating a $1,000 fee for each visa that would be used to pay for retraining American workers -- a strategy aimed at gaining Democratic agreement.

So far, an idea being pressed by Intel Corp, the giant computer chip-maker, is getting the most attention. Intel's plan recommends exempting foreign students with graduate technical degrees from the visa cap.

all this while our schools cant afford computer labs, and people continue to be out of work. not to mention job security is at an all time low.

why import the work when we can educate our own?

[Adam D]

Because it's cheaper for business owners who don't care about our people. Only profits.

oh wait sorry, forgot that corporations are heartless fucks and really run the government these days.....thanks for reminding me.

[thumpcbd]

Awww, crap it looks like I am agreeing with both Dropzone and Adam D on this one....only need Warlord for the triafecta.

Casey
( what is the world coming to )

Originally posted by thumpcbd
Awww, crap it looks like I am agreeing with both Dropzone and Adam D on this one....only need Warlord for the triafecta.

Casey
( what is the world coming to )

if'n i see them damn foreners, i'll shoot them basterds..


for real though, this is a huge problem....

[thumpcbd]

Originally posted by superkool
if'n i see them damn foreners, i'll shoot them basterds..


for real though, this is a huge problem....

Yea, I agree this is a huge problem right now with an economy that is down, but now recovering sloooooowly, we don't need to ship good high paying jobs overseas. Brain Drain will take hold, if this persist.

Just to be clear when times are good and we don't have enough warm bodies to do the job at hand, H1Bs aren't a bad idea, but they should be much more flexable to meet the needs of the country.

Casey
(foo)

read my hire americans links for more info on the subject.