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More on: [IP]: Bill adds 20,000 H1-B visas
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:42:04 -1000
_______________ Forward Header _______________ Subject: Fwd: More on: [IP]: Bill adds 20,000 H1-B visas Author: Suzanne Johnson <sjohnson () pobox com> Date: 14th December 2004 10:30:09 am Dave.. I know you are in HI...but the suggestions wrt H1B visas might be workable... Suzanne
X-Ironport-AV: i="3.87,140,1099285200"; d="scan'208"; a="484697051:sNHT29622370" Delivered-To: sjohnson () pobox com To: Suzanne Johnson <sjohnson () pobox com> From: John Reece <reece () pobox com> Subject: More on: [IP]: Bill adds 20,000 H1-B visas Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:45:30 -0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) Suzanne, Here's an item for IP: It seems that HP, which was a major lobbyist for the bill, is planning layoffs in 2005: http://www.itworld.com/Man/3919/041123hplayoffs/ This is on top of the 17,000 job cuts since the 2002 Compaq merger. I think it would be great if list member Dan Gilmore of the San Jose Mercury-News would seek a straight answer from HP on exactly how many of the 17,000 laid-off were citizens with postgrad technical degrees. Funny how this question didn't occur to any Congress critters. I also think the web could be used to truly and efficently safeguard US worker's rights, unlike the Bush administration's phony safeguards which it has no intention of enforcing. Virtually all major H1-B employers have websites with job listings. Simply require them to keep job postings filled by H1-Bs online for 1 year along with the resume of the successful applicant, minus personal identity info. I'm sure they'd be of interest to the recently-pink-slipped and unsuccessful outside applicants who could file complaints when appropriate. Finally, if there's a problem with US citizens being underrepresented in grad engineering programs there's a simple solution. Universities should initiate affirmative action/outreach programs for US citizens. It's not a stretch since they already eagerly do it for every other conceivable identity group in programs that don't sufficently "look like America". You haven't bought that HP PC yet, have you? John Reece
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