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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

More H1-B visas on the way?

More H1-B visas on the way?How much more fraud and abuse?The stories on this subject are endless. There exists a vast amount of data to indicate that this program is nothing more than a vehicle for companies to import foreign scabs. There is no shortage of IT workers...

Tags: Vertical industries, Consumer Spending, H1B, H-1B visa, H1B holder, U.S. Senate, job, government

Discussion threads 2005-11-04

H-1B visas may grow by half

H-1B visas may grow by halfWhere the heck are all these jobs needing these H-1B visa holders?Pre-DotCom bust, I used to see two, maybe even three, pages of shops needing computer nerds in the Sunday classifieds. Today, it is a really big week if I see two or three...

Tags: Average Joe, U.S. Congress, H-1B, American Worker, worker, H-1B visa, job

Discussion threads 2005-10-21

Gartner: IT hiring on the rise again

Gartner: IT hiring on the rise againI genuinely hope so.Except I know government agencies are cutting costs left and right... I'll wait and see on this one, but I hope you're right. Having a job and therefore means to live is kinda nice, I've discovered.And in order to...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, IT Hiring, information technology, Oct 1, USCIS, Gartner Inc., job, quota, H-1B visa, IT job, Oct

Discussion threads 2005-07-25

H-1B visa limit for 2005 already reached

H-1B visa limit for 2005 already reachedOh No!Now they have to hire AMERICAN workers (at least until congress gets bought off, again).boo hooi think they let in more than they should. Companies hire them a lot of the time just because they think they are 'better' than most american...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, H-1B visa, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., H-1B

Discussion threads 2004-10-01

Senate weighing work-visa changes

Senate weighing work-visa changestheir is somethings foreign outsourcing can't handlewe need h1b's to fill those jobs - Americans? screw em...they sayhow about a non-compete clause?Give the student a choice. They complete their degree here, can enter into an H-1B visa to stay and work, but if they decide to go...

Tags: Outsourcing, U.S. Senate, worker, H-1B visa, domestic worker, job, H-1B

Discussion threads 2004-09-27

H-1B visa limit reached

H-1B visa limit reachedIf a company needs a H1BIf a company says they need a H1B....Get them to send their job spec to Immigration, Immigration can send it round the US job agencies and see if they can fill it with US staff.If they can fill it, then the company...

Tags: Group Inc., H1B, H-1B visa, H-1B

Discussion threads 2004-02-18

H-1B visas going fast

H-1B visas going fastHeil Bush![The H-1B visa program could be affected or even rendered obsolete by President George W. Bush's proposal for a new temporary worker program. A Bush administration official has indicated that the new program would apply to skilled workers.]I can picture 3 million indians willing to work...

Tags: Dubya, H-1B, Visa Inc., worker, H-1B visa

Discussion threads 2004-01-26

Additional Resources

Linux-based cell phone drops July 4

The Openmoko Neo Freerunner, a Linux-based cell phone that "will help enable ubiquitous computing in the 21st century," will be on sale starting July 4, with shipping to begin July 7. According to company specs, the phone utilizes GNU/Linux and comes with core software for dialing, SMS...

Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Linux, Telecom & Utilities, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-02

U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in future

U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in futureIn other news...IBM, AMD, Intel, Boeing..announce job cutsThese "shortage of engineer" articles are starting to smell fishy when balanced against job cuts and outsourcing news from the same companies that complain about shortages.Why not just cut...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Brother-In-Law, U.S. tech sector job, sector job, U.S. Tech, job, strong growth, H1B

Discussion threads 2008-06-26