Re: No More H1Bs. American jobs for American citizens.
From: DANIEL HENEGHAN (dpheneghan_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 09/28/04
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 02:33:48 GMT
There is a distinction Dennis. H1B's were/are brought over with the
spurrious excuse that there was/is a shortage of available programming
talent. Wrong. Most often what happens, the work of a company is outsourced
domestically to a Tata or Infosys who then brings OVER TO THE U.S.
programmers and the American programmers are fired. That never happened in
the Oil industry. OK. I am not talking about oursourcing. I can compete with
anybody, anyday. But the H1B program is a program of indentured servitude:
the H1B holder puts up with it because the wage is still much higher than in
his home country, even after expenses, and the employers dangles in front of
his eyes the universally coveted GREEN-CARD. Hey, why should any U.S.
corporation enact its own immigration policy to this country? Why can't I
decide who does, and who does not immigrate? But that is another story.
"Dennis" <Dennis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:73FD72EC-D97E-4CF3-B83A-25C899991B59@microsoft.com...
> I symphize with the plight of those who lost their jobs because of not
only
> jobs moving overseas to lower paid personnel as well as the downturn in
the
> industry, it is after all a free market place. If the government steps in
to
> correct things like this, it will result in a short term solution but make
> things worse in the end.
>
> I am in the oilfield which has lost well over 500,000 jobs in the last few
> years due to the same factors but I still believe in the system of free
> markets. After all, you don't see many people complaining about the price
of
> DVD players at less that $50 because they are made in China!
>
> "DANIEL HENEGHAN" wrote:
>
> > Election day is coming up. It is clear that the interestes of tech
workers
> > do not lay with either of the parties, therefore the best strategry for
your
> > interests is to punish the incumbent, George Bush.
> >
> > During the past 4 years 400,000 tech jobs have been lost. Despite this
the
> > govenment not only clings on to the discredited H1B program but is
actually
> > advocating for an increase in the number of foreigners to be brought
over
> > and take American jobs. It is absurd to argue that these are jobs that
> > Americans cannot/willnot do. Americans are the best software developers
in
> > the world, are now and always have been. Name a single significant
product
> > or develope that ever came from India or China.
> >
> > Nonetheless, industry and ethnic advocates have hoodwinked American
> > politicians and the gullible sheep that we refer to as mainstream media.
> > Industry id not hoodwinked, they want their labor to be cheap, fearful
and
> > pliable. H1B's do nothing to advance the interestes of the vast majority
of
> > Americans, they only advance the interests of a miniscule minority of
> > ethinic advocates (Indian, Chinese, Latin) and greedy entrepreuners who
only
> > care of their own fortune, not yours.
> >
> > Bush did not create this problem, but he has presided over it for 4
years,
> > has done nothing and is inclined to make it worse. Punish Bush at the
polls
> > for his contempt of the American worker and his family. These worlds
come
> > from a life-long Republican.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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