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Outsourcing expert Ron Hira on H-1B reform bill's impact

Outsourcing expert Ron Hira on H-1B reform bill's impact70% of the 65,000 h-1b visas are taken by foreign IT offshoring firmsWe don't need to raise the cap, we need to stop the abuse of foreign IT offshoring companies. Foreign IT offshoring companies are using 70% or more of the...

Tags: H-1B worker, Ron Hira, outsourcing, H-1B program, U.S. Department of Labor, H-1B, worker, U.S. Citizen

Discussion threads 2007-04-05

Outsourcing expert Ron Hira on H-1B reform bill's impact

Ron Hira, a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has a few issues with my take on an H-1B visa reform bill yesterday. In a nutshell, I argued that a Senate bill trying to reform the H-1B visa program would in reality push more work offshore. ...

Tags: Legal, IT Management, Government, General

Blog posts 2007-04-04

Additional Resources

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

Do college degrees get you anywhere?

Do college degrees get you anywhere?Just another thought...In the sector of work I'm in, I think IT is losing it's "elite" status as a job. With basic IT skills being aquirable with just a few certifications it is becoming less elite and more like a tradeskill not unlike an...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, payroll solutions, Benefits, Development tools, salary, job, IT IS, worker

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

News to know: New Blackberry patent; AMD hypocrisy; 8-core Mac Pro; Nokia N95

Notable headlines: Russell Shaw: Major new Blackberry patent.Jason OGrady: Apple release octo-core Mac Pro. Photos: 8-core Mac Pro left. George Ou: Apple bursts out. Apple flunks green tech test.Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft cranks up its Open XML standardization campaign. Vista branding is confusing, but is it criminal? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes on...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-04-05

MIT panel: The ugly truths of offshoring

One of the tougher "calls" to make while here at MIT's Emerging Technology Conference was which of two conflicting from a scheduling point of view sessions to attend: Next Generation Search or Technology Jobs Drain?  Though  the next generation of anything really grabs me, I deciding on the offshoring session...

Tags: chip, Suhakar Shenoy

Blog posts 2004-09-29

Guest worker visas come under fire

L-1 visas and other guest-worker visas have been misused by companies to harm U.S. workers, witnesses tell a congressional panel. L-1 visas and other guest-worker visas have been misused by companies to harm U.S. workers, witnesses told a congressional panel on Wednesday. And a number of...

Tags: U.S., Visa, L-1, Worker, Michael Gildea, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Ed Frauenheim, Software

News items 2004-02-05