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antigop

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27. and just this month Hillary was calling for an increase in the H-1B limits
Fri Apr 25, 2014, 06:30 PM
Apr 2014
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2014/04/08/hillary-clinton-comes-to-san-francisco-talks-tech-immigration-and-whether-shell-run-for-office/

Hillary Clinton came to San Francisco Tuesday and filled the house at a marketing conference, where she was the keynote speaker. Clinton discussed topics ranging from immigration reform and Vladimir Putin’s misdeeds to incorporating social media in the State Department and instilling a willingness at the Department to take risks.
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Asked by Marketo’s Fernandez about how she would deal with the shortage of H-1B visas, which tech companies rely in to bring in non-U.S. workers such as computer engineers, she suggested thinking longer term and working with colleges –using cash from Silicon Valley – to train people in the U.S. to fill those jobs, while in the shorter term pressing for more H-1B visas.


I wonder how much they paid her for that speech.
Been there, done that, have the pink slip. nt Xipe Totec Apr 2014 #1
I'm so sorry. merrily Apr 2014 #18
Don't be, I'm happily back to work now Xipe Totec Apr 2014 #60
Great! Thanks for letting me know. merrily Apr 2014 #61
I think it's absolutely degrading to make an employee train his "replacement" whathehell Apr 2014 #66
Tell me about it. Xipe Totec Apr 2014 #67
What would have happened had you refused? whathehell Apr 2014 #69
Off of being laid off Xipe Totec Apr 2014 #72
I see what you're saying.. whathehell Apr 2014 #73
Yea, it sucks. Xipe Totec Apr 2014 #75
It certainly does...Like you, I don't blame whathehell Apr 2014 #78
The corporations, through their lobbyists, influenced government to change the laws Xipe Totec Apr 2014 #80
Me too, in 2002. Thor_MN Apr 2014 #20
And broken is our congress... ChromeFoundry Apr 2014 #2
Dont you think the Admin should be included? nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #3
The Admin doesn't set the H1B cap. (nt) jeff47 Apr 2014 #4
But of course. nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #5
Not a word about it exchanged with Nance or Harry or relevant committee chairs, either. merrily Apr 2014 #23
I should put in my signature line, "The above comments are in no way intended to reflect badly on rhett o rick Apr 2014 #28
"The admin" contains a lot of people in addition to the President. merrily Apr 2014 #30
Sorry but I missed the point. nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #31
The point is neither you nor I merrily Apr 2014 #35
The Admin is clueless on the impact of the program... ChromeFoundry Apr 2014 #9
Respectfully, how do you know that the Admin is clueless about merrily Apr 2014 #22
And it doesnt take a rocket scientist to recognized that no one is looking to rhett o rick Apr 2014 #32
When Bush said, "These are not jobs Americans want to do," merrily Apr 2014 #37
Do I understand you correctly? Are you an Ayn Rand fan? nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #45
People at DU are so perceptive. merrily Apr 2014 #46
You are giving me way too much credit. If you were being factious or sarcastic rhett o rick Apr 2014 #48
Oh, my. Did you think I was giving instructions or advice to employers? merrily Apr 2014 #50
I went back to my post. A critical word was missing from the last line. merrily Apr 2014 #51
Yes that is helpful. Thanks for clearing that up. nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #57
No worries. Got a kick out of the comment when I thought it was merrily Apr 2014 #59
Bill Clinton signed it into law (renewed it) in the late nineties.. whathehell Apr 2014 #65
Now that you mention it, I heard him too. Made no sense to me, especially given the merrily Apr 2014 #68
You are absolutely correct & Thomas Jefferson said it long ago.."The merchant has no patriotism" whathehell Apr 2014 #70
Attributed to Jefferson: merrily Apr 2014 #71
Okay, close enough. whathehell Apr 2014 #74
IBM workers trained their H-IB replacements HockeyMom Apr 2014 #6
training your replacements who are complete nitwits is the worst Skittles Apr 2014 #7
Getting a call at home because your replacement Treant Apr 2014 #12
what kills me is Skittles Apr 2014 #13
Exactly. Treant Apr 2014 #14
from what I can see, they simply lowered the standards Skittles Apr 2014 #64
Mmmmm, how sweet it is! merrily Apr 2014 #17
"anonymous" = Complicity Corruption Inc Apr 2014 #8
"anonymous" also can mean "has something of value to lose". ChromeFoundry Apr 2014 #10
When you train your own H1-B replacement it's self-evident there is no "skills shortage". pa28 Apr 2014 #11
Excellent points. merrily Apr 2014 #24
This story is so true SmittynMo Apr 2014 #15
Sorry for all you've gone through. merrily Apr 2014 #26
You can tinker around with Capitalism...... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #16
Thing is, we're the beast. merrily Apr 2014 #29
And yet..... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #52
Agree merrily Apr 2014 #58
I saw it coming mikeysnot Apr 2014 #19
We got double whammied in a similar vein. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #42
When people that do not understand the medium mikeysnot Apr 2014 #81
It is not the government's fault. We cannot fall into that trap. The Stranger Apr 2014 #21
You can't fall into the trap that government has no responsiblity either. merrily Apr 2014 #39
No argument here about the enablers. The Stranger Apr 2014 #82
People in governments, local, state and federal can choose not to allow merrily Apr 2014 #83
I've been in IT for 17 years shawn703 Apr 2014 #25
I think the trap is that most companies Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #36
Don't rely on your employer for training shawn703 Apr 2014 #53
I used to get very good English speakers when I called Mastercard and Comcast. merrily Apr 2014 #43
and just this month Hillary was calling for an increase in the H-1B limits antigop Apr 2014 #27
Having seen my job go to India twice, this is another reason I cannot support Hillary. djean111 Apr 2014 #33
and don't expect sympathy from the Third Way sycophants nt antigop Apr 2014 #38
Hello, preacher, choir here. merrily Apr 2014 #44
back in 2007 antigop Apr 2014 #40
Nothing that pays nearly as well, that's for sure. djean111 Apr 2014 #41
The article uses the word outsourcing, but sending jobs to India is offshoring. merrily Apr 2014 #47
But upthread I read that the admin has nothing to do with this Doctor_J Apr 2014 #63
If you have to train the H1-B replacements Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #34
Let's see. Some are too menial or physically taxing for Americans to want to do. merrily Apr 2014 #49
Why do IT workers tolerate having to train their replacements? Brigid Apr 2014 #54
some companies force you to train your replacement if you want severance payment nt antigop Apr 2014 #55
Yep, that's what I thought. Brigid Apr 2014 #56
Mission Accomplished for the globalizers/1%. Doctor_J Apr 2014 #62
Sabotaging my replacement would be more like it. Ed Suspicious Apr 2014 #76
Been that way in the private sector for some time now. riqster Apr 2014 #77
No emotions are allowed in the IT Room Blue Owl Apr 2014 #79
The real H-1B numbers ticktockman Apr 2014 #84
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