[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: Fried

[Greg Edwards]

Steve Baker wrote:
> Allen Flick wrote:
> 
>> You're 100% correct here.  An added quirk to the whole thing is that 
>> "they"
>> don't give us Americans a chance to bid on the jobs. It's the old "I 
>> know what
>> they'll cost, no matter the economy, so I won't even talk to them".
> 
> 
> OK - I just know I'm setting myself up for another round of insults, 
> hate mail,
> death-threats, etc...but maybe you'd like to hear the other side of the 
> story.
> 
> I'm a British citizen - I was an H1B worker for seven year - I've had my
> full Green-Card for about three years now.
> 

I'd be the first to say that when the H1-B program was first conceived 
it was valid and implemented in a way that was reasonable.  The problem 
is that is has become a vehicle for greed by corporate entities and 
elected officials.  Big money pushed the expansion and there were plenty 
of takers.

At the original 25,000, given the slow graduation rate at the time, and 
the rules established is was reasonable.  In no way, at any time, was 
there justification for 191,000 per year!!!  There are somewhere around 
650,000 H1-B workers in the U.S and over 350,000 high tech workers on 
the streets.  It took over 3 years for them to back away from the gravy 
train and they still didn't fix it.  As long as 1 US IT worker is on the 
street there should be 0 H1-B visas issued.

I say again, what happens in Washington does matter.

-- 
Greg Edwards
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