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markiv

(1,489 posts) Thu Jun 27, 2013, 04:39 PM Jun 2013

Are you glad the Senate just doubled H-1b visas? [View all]

in the immigration bill?

do you think that will solve the desperate shortage of workers?

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Are you glad the Senate just doubled H-1b visas? [View all] markiv Jun 2013 OP

This aint passing the house... no way, they're so hateful uponit7771 Jun 2013 #1

if they really loved American workers, they'd replace them nt markiv Jun 2013 #3

Oh, I think they'll go for it. It's for big business. Marr Jun 2013 #31

No, it's a joke LittleBlue Jun 2013 #2

I've always been against this Hydra Jun 2013 #4

yup, huge betrayal of US tech workers markiv Jun 2013 #5

Only the people hurt by these policies really get it Hydra Jun 2013 #8

i was stunned how badly i've been sold out by 'The Left' on this one markiv Jun 2013 #11

Definitely Hydra Jun 2013 #16

Ultimately, we are *all* hurt. The displaced american workers will take newthinking Jun 2013 #54

There's not a desperate shortage of workers there's a desperate shortage of companies willing to Arcanetrance Jun 2013 #6

unemployement is caused by a shortage of workers markiv Jun 2013 #7

I have brother who works in the IT field been unemployed for two years Arcanetrance Jun 2013 #12

it absolutely will make it worse markiv Jun 2013 #15

No (nt) bigwillq Jun 2013 #9

No. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #10

All the Democratic senators voted for the immigration reform bill. Only 14 republicans pampango Jun 2013 #13

if they kill the bill, they'll strip out the H-1b doubling as a stand alone bill markiv Jun 2013 #17

The House will strip out all components of the comprehensive bill as stand alone bills, pampango Jun 2013 #26

fortunately our jobs for americans president will veto this....right? PS, where is the dems job bill msongs Jun 2013 #14

this IS a jobs bill markiv Jun 2013 #18

Maybe the House will use voting down this bill as their way of CREATING jobs for Americans! cascadiance Jun 2013 #40

Perhaps you can ask Bernie Sanders why he didn't join with champions geek tragedy Jun 2013 #20

good question, because he has been outspoken on H-1b abuse markiv Jun 2013 #21

Yet he voted for this bill. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #28

last i checked, i'm neither bernie or his spokesperson markiv Jun 2013 #30

A similar question could be directed to Senator Warren. There must have been more good than bad pampango Jun 2013 #33

There was a lot more good than bad. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #34

if you judge by who voted for a bill, rather than WHAT markiv Jun 2013 #44

This wasn't an h-1b standalone bill. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #45

so what? explain to me why you cant have a path to citizenship markiv Jun 2013 #47

Elizabeth Warren voted for it? treestar Jun 2013 #42

This is NOT ABOUT SNOWDEN!!! n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #19

He should try for the Russian version of the H-1B treestar Jun 2013 #43

I thought it was too high already. DCBob Jun 2013 #22

it was already WAAAAY to high markiv Jun 2013 #23

Yeah, Im an IT manager. DCBob Jun 2013 #25

it's a vicious, economic singling out of a group of workers markiv Jun 2013 #27

No, and the two out-of-work recent STEM PhD's that I know aren't happy either. pnwmom Jun 2013 #24

Not at all. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2013 #29

These things do NOT happen by Accident: bvar22 Jun 2013 #32

A big fat NO from Silicon Valley. KamaAina Jun 2013 #35

I saw this sort of thing next door to me... cascadiance Jun 2013 #36

I just got a reaction from a local leader nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #37

Assault after assault. woo me with science Jun 2013 #38

Maybe fashion models will be out there protesting with us as they are being "H-1B"'d too! cascadiance Jun 2013 #39

Er, you mean when the Senate passes a bill, it becomes law automatically? treestar Jun 2013 #41

"desperate shortage of workers" who will do IT work for minimum wage... L0oniX Jun 2013 #46

Absolutely NOT. It sucks. But, that said, if it's the price we pay MH1 Jun 2013 #48

well, some of us are paying a lot higher price than others markiv Jun 2013 #49

I'm in IT so my "ox" is being gored, actually MH1 Jun 2013 #51

'I guess it depends on your level of altruism' markiv Jun 2013 #52

The bill is problematic MrHand Jun 2013 #50

Don't worry. republicans opposed this 32-14 in the Senate and will probably kill it pampango Jun 2013 #53