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Sun faces H-1B visa probe

Many points to make, but here is 1 quick point...Well before the current "economic slump", many U.S. citizens were Vocal, taking a stance against the H-1B visa program and the growing "offshoring" process. It's not just because of the economic downturn.. There are real problems with the H-1B program (and...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., H-1B, H-1B visa

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Feds pour it on - Add 8 more counts on H-1B case

An 80% increase in indictment counts Back in February, we reported that the U.S. government was going after a firm for violations in the H-1B visa program. At that time, Vision Systems Group was tagged with a 10-count indictment. Apparently, that has been updated to an 18-count...

Tags: H-1B Visa, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Bad time to be accused of H-1B visa fraud

Bad time to be accused of H-1B visa fraudYou are rightThe level of h-1b should be tied to the unemployment rate.When it crosses a threshold there should be no more application approved.Also the burden should be on the fraudsters to prove there were no Americans able to do the jobs.H1-b...

Tags: H-1B visa, H-1B, H-1B visa fraud, free trade

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

Bad time to be accused of H-1B visa fraud

Would your firm want this kind of publicity? Be sure and check out the piece in ComputerWorld (May 27, 2009) re: H-1B fraud prosecution. The article by Patrick Thibodeau describes how the U.S. Federal Government is connecting the alleged abuse of the H-1B...

Tags: Job, H-1B Visa, Juror, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Government, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Why U.S. Visa policies are like Microsoft Windows

Inventory of H-1B Visa Woes & What’s Needed for Positive Change U.S. immigration and visa policies are like the Windows operating system. After decades of usage and many repairs to its code/policies, they both still need more patching and enhancements. Both of these institutions start off with...

Tags: U.S., Visa Inc., Visa, H-1B Visa, Window, Arbitrage, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-02-18

Tough times for H-1B visa holders

Tough times for H-1B visa holdersGood send them back homeGood bye and don't come back!Had to happenUsing off-shore and imports to do work on the cheap undermines the local worker. This, along with human rights and environmental issues will bring back duties and tariffs to level the playing field. We...

Tags: H-1B visa, H-1B, worker

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Tough times for H-1B visa holders

The Firms That Use These Workers Could Be Hurt, Too! When Microsoft announced its layoffs this week, they also indicated that a number of non-U.S. workers will get the ax. Computerworld posted these remarks regarding Microsoft’s layoffs: Microsoft Corp. said it is cutting a...

Tags: U.S., Job, H-1B Visa, Worker, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-01-30

Campaign 08: H1-B questions for candidates

Campaign 08: H1-B questions for candidatesThis one gets me...[i]Will you seek to increase the H-1B cap so that employers can hire tech workers who are in low supply and high demand in the U.S.?[/i]Mr. Meltzer forgot a word [i]junior[/i], as in [i]junior tech workers[/i]. There is a shortage of...

Tags: Strategy, Koman, H-1B, H-1B visa, tech worker, job, immigration system

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

Campaign 08: H1-B questions for candidates

Robert Meltzer, CEO of VisaNow offers this guest blog post on the questions we should be asking the candidates on the ever-contentious H1-B issue. Consistently throughout U.S. history, immigration has been a divisive topic. Cultural biases, misconceptions, racism and fear continue to influence both opponents and...

Tags: U.S., H-1B Visa, Immigration System, H-1B, Government, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-13

Risking Another Frontline Disaster

Risking Another Frontline DisasterNatural monopolySounds like a natural monopoly. Regulate it as such.RE: Risking Another Frontline DisasterSeems like another non-elected regulator and two elected pols are gaming the system for their "constituents" benefit, at the expense of "the people." Also seems like the WSJ believes everything must revolve around profit...

Tags: H-1B program, H-1B visa holder, H-1B, H-1B visa

Discussion threads 2008-06-06

Attracting high-skilled immigrants

Attracting high-skilled immigrantsfunnyWhen u say "We need to be prepared to be an active competitor in a global marketplace" about USA, it is more funny from Europe.I agreeBut I'm actually in favor of abolishing H1-B outright and instead making it easier to get a green card.CorrectionsYou wrote:H1-B visas are pegged...

Tags: H-1B visa, H-1B, immigrant

Discussion threads 2007-11-08

Castro: H1-B increases are plot to steal IT workers from Latin America

Castro: H1-B increases are plot to steal IT workers from Latin AmericaIt's hard to understand...... why all the IT guys leave Cuba.See my small carton:http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2007/07/why-not-cuba.htmlBye,OliverThat's Just SillyThe U.S. Tech industry is not out to damage Cuba or Latin America's Tech industry. Its only goal is to destroy job opportunities...

Tags: Cuba, Castro, H-1B visa, U.S. tech industry

Discussion threads 2007-07-20

Castro: H1-B increases are plot to steal IT workers from Latin America

As Silicon Valley demands more H1-B visas be granted to foreign workers, Fidel Castro warned this week that increased migration of tech workers to the U.S. will hurt Cuba and other Latin American economies, ComputerWorld reports.Castro's warning was part of celebrations to mark the graduation of the first class from...

Tags: International

Blog posts 2007-07-19

Google makes plea for H-1B visas, U.S. asks for Google software

Google makes plea for H-1B visas, U.S. asks for Google softwarethe last I heard they hired a bunch of programmers with nothing to doand they also have a bunch that work on their personal projects eg Jeremy Allison.I'd suggest they utilize the programmers they have to work on stuff thats...

Tags: Development tools, software, MBA, H-1B, parrot, Pet Store Owner, programmer, H-1B visa, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-06-06

Cyberattacks at federal agencies draw House scrutiny

Cyberattacks at federal agencies draw House scrutinyMessage has been deleted.Hey! You think I'm stupid?Watch your mouth!!!!!!Where do you come from??Thank you for the insult.Dell techs walk out with hard drivesThe ENTIRE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has been compromised byDell Techs walking out with so-called defective harddrives loaded with Federal Data. And those...

Tags: Strategy, agency, Microsoft Corp., Dell Techs, H-1B visa, security, hard drive, Dell Computer Corp., cyberattack

Discussion threads 2007-04-20

Ending H-1B indentured servitude

Ending H-1B indentured servitudeGold RushH1-Bs are no different than the California Gold Rush miners. In 1849 San Francisco was the most cosmopolitan city in America because miners from all over the world came to stake claims. These miners were not interested in building a society. They were interested in extracting...

Tags: Outsourcing, Internet Gold Rush, H-1B, H-1B visa, H-1B worker

Discussion threads 2007-04-13

Rush for H-1B visas under way

Rush for H-1B visas under wayEnough job loss alreadyThis country has been gutted of any manufacturing, off-shoring of IT jobs the ones to replace Manufacturing has been going on for quite sometime.The service economy will implode on itself there is no way this country can stay afloat in debt producing...

Tags: H-1B worker, U.S. Department of Labor, Global Economy, H-1B, H-1B visa, tax

Discussion threads 2007-04-03

H-1B limit reached for next year

H-1B limit reached for next yearWhat Linux Geek meansis that if these H1-B visa applications are such a necessity, the companies should be willing to pay a "premium" to get them the visa. On the other hand, if they just want them for cheap labor, the companies would not...

Tags: WTF, H-1B visa, H-1B, application fee

Discussion threads 2006-06-02

Microsoft: Take a week off--unpaid

Microsoft: Take a week off--unpaidBill doesn't have enough BillionsSo the contract employees who can least afford it have to sacrafice in order to fool shareholders into thinking MS has saved money. Balmer could probably find this much money under his sofa cushions, but that wouldn't mollify Wall Street.Of course,...

Tags: Benefits, Washington State, Microsoft Corp., H-1B visa

Discussion threads 2006-05-23

H-1B visas hit roadblock in Congress

H-1B visas hit roadblock in Congress"guest workers"? get real. Try "cheap labor paid for by our tax dollars"If people in congress and corporations claim Americans are stupid, when why the bleep isn't the same tax money being used to improve Americans and our infrastructure? Especially when it's...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, H-1B visa, Bachelor, U.S. Congress, H-1B, job, tax money, tax

Discussion threads 2006-03-31