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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:08 PM Original message |
Wipro, Microsoft, Intel, Infosys get maximum H-1B visas in 2009 |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. K & R n/t |
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williesgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. FUCK all of them. Hope they go out of business when none of us can afford their shoddy services. |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. And they will... |
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Joanie Baloney (801 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. From the same article |
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Sub Atomic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Those "significant hurdles" are the size of the checks that our so-called 'representatives' are |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. "Hurdles", is a weasel word they can use later about they couldn't change the |
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daggahead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yet another reason to buy a Mac or load up Linux. n/t |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yeah cause Apple and Linux |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Apple has about 1500 H1B's in Cupertino and Austin - how are you with an abacus? |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. Sorry but I don't get the Linux part |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
51. Linux = Not Microsoft. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. Color me surprised.....NOT. |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Yep, lots of very talented IT people looking for work |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
64. Time for that talent to be the competition of those big corporation |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. With 10%+ unemployment? |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. I am an Unemployed I.T. Worker - H1B visas killed my industry and lost my job... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. And now Carly Fiorina is running for Senate |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. And she got $21 mil as a pay for a job well done... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. I'm sorry to hear of your situation.... |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 01:02 AM Response to Reply #12 |
65. many IT's are just overpaid |
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The Hitman (477 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
15. Now hold on a second... |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. OK - I'm calling you naive. |
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The Hitman (477 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You're missing the point... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
37. "Screwing american workers = bad. H1B = not bad. " Few of us would disagree with that. BTW, |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. So why don't you blame the politicians who are corrupt |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Corrupt Corporations Buy Political favors |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. If the politicians were honest they would not be swayed by money |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I see an I and an R......where's the D one has to ask? n/t |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
40. D, as in "Disappeared"? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Is that you, Bll Gates? n/t |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. K&R Solidarity with American techies. |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. The problem is computer programming is easy to learn |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Sorry - but that's nonsense. |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Disagree. |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. "It's easy to learn programming badly" |
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smitra (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Completely agree with this post ... programming is NOT easy |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. As a self-taught programmer, |
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smitra (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Just out of curiosity.... |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. I think you are on the right track...which is why most software |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. Which is sad. Colleges stress that "'good enough' is not good enough". |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. More clarification to my post above |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. On the Internet Nobody Knows You're Not A Computer Scientist .... |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #43 |
54. Not every one here is a programmer, they would not know a flow chart |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 01:12 AM Response to Reply #54 |
66. These days anyone doing java scripts call them selves programmers |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:29 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I don't see anyone talking about punch cards as well... |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. yet, the low level programmers are the ones making good money |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. The really great programs are written by people who |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. Hehe I remember what a pain in the azz was assembler code |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
30. immoral. inexcusable. period. n/t |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
32. Since business seems to understand only tax cuts |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Wasn't that discussed during campaign 2008? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
35. I'm glad I stopped supporting Microsoft's poorly made crap. |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Microsoft products suck! |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
38. Microsoft refuses to lay off H1Bs before US workers |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Big Business in America ALWAYS Puts Profit Before People .... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
45. If the U.S. worker is not qualified, why leave the job empty? |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. At one point |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Then why aren't these applications made public? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. The government decides whether they can get the H-1B or not |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. You're obsessed with gloablization and free trade... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. You are obsessed with H-1Bs |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Deleted message |
treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. so it's republican propaganda to say that a law is a law? |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. You know what I am obsessed with??? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 12:15 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Well said, Chrome |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 01:39 AM Response to Reply #56 |
67. Get over yourself..... |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
70. You are obsessed with defending the "race to the bottom". |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #70 |
74. Did Einstein got a VISA to enter the US legally? |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. And what is the criteria for approval??? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:10 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. There can be fraud in any government program |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Welfare, Medicaid and Social Security... |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
48. Remember the Battle in Seattle? |
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New Dawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
57. The super-rich want us all to be earning the minimum wage. Or less. |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:30 AM Response to Reply #57 |
69. I pretty much agree with your assesment |
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