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uponit7771

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Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 09:08 AM

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America's genius glut: Don't expand H-1B program [View all] Newsjock Feb 2013 OP

and before the H1B, companies abused student visas hollysmom Feb 2013 #1

I was the only US citizen in 7 of 8 contracts I've had since 2010, the numbers in the article are... uponit7771 Feb 2013 #2

And getting worse every day. The largest "suppliers" of technical workers are Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #7

should get rid of the H-1B program until Americans all have jobs Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #3

You're absolutely right n/t OhioChick Feb 2013 #4

Agreed. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #5

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2013 #17

+100 nt antigop Feb 2013 #20

What happened to the requirement that employers had to prove unavailability of U.S. workers? SunSeeker Feb 2013 #6

That requirement is easily circumvented or ignored. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #11

Then that requirement needs to be beefed up with better substantiation rules. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #22

Think of the huge bureaucracy and expense that would be required to review all those JDPriestly Feb 2013 #26

The bureaucracy is already there. They just need to tighten & enforce the rules. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #28

I wonder whether some of our politicians get kick-backs from the H1-B deals. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #30

Easy - interview a dozen local candidates and declare them all unqualified. nt Flatulo Feb 2013 #12

+1, interview a bunch of plumbers for IT jobs to prove there's no candidate uponit7771 Feb 2013 #18

That's fraud. These employers need to go to jail. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #21

Also they have to post the job.. but where? MattBaggins Feb 2013 #24

Here, this is what happened: hootinholler Feb 2013 #25

These people should be in jail for immigration fraud. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #27

I'm sure someone will be along to pick them up hootinholler Feb 2013 #29

As usual, it's all about $$$$$ and how best to rip off those doing the real work, and finding RKP5637 Feb 2013 #8

Business wants to pay skilled labor crap wages Matariki Feb 2013 #9

This is a great article. The last thing we need in this country is H-1B visas. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #10

When I worked at Evergreen Solar, about 80% of the technical staff were Chinese H1B workers. nt Flatulo Feb 2013 #13

WHAT?! Send this to Maddow, I bet she'd love to know this about the "outsourceable" jobs uponit7771 Feb 2013 #19

They sold the company to Chinese interests and closed the doors 2 years ago. Flatulo Feb 2013 #23

offshore talent is simply cheap talent Skittles Feb 2013 #14

When people say there aren't enough STEM workers Chathamization Feb 2013 #15

To summarize: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it is broke, don't break it more. pampango Feb 2013 #16

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