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AFL-CIO Proposed Reforms for the H1B Program
Alien54 writes "[I first saw this link over on RFN]. The AFL-CIO has announced a series of proposed reforms for the H1B Program. The proposal is very thorough, and covers eight different problem areas of the H1B laws."
The evidence of fraud that seems to be prevalent in this area leads one to believe that H1-B is being misused. From what I see so often, I believe this to be the case. It's popular to "save money" and too easy to cut jobs in order to do that.
Bean counters have no interest in respecting the quality of product or labor until a disaster strikes and they are unable to deny that buying the more expensive brand is better for the company. It's perfectly logical and understandable that they would feel that way. What's wrong is that these people are running the companies of the US instead of the people who actually RUN the companies. For example, a skilled shoemaker makes a damned good shoe. His business grows because of quality and reputation. He hires more people... he incorporates. A bean counter wins a position as leader of the corporation and suddenly, the neighborhood business is shipped overseas to have the work done cheaper... cheaper supplies are used and the cost of the shoes goes higher. Now we have the same name but and entirely different product and success goal.
This is the story of thousands of successful companies in the U.S. And to this day, I am still amazed that people prefer to buy "names" over quality and ignore the way various companies conduct business.
It would be nice if we could spin the current "xenophobia" to embrace each other as Americans and quit selling each other out. "Look for the Union Label" was a pretty important campaign... what ever happened to that? Oh yeah, anything that promotes "Americans" gets slapped down with politics by labelling them as "hate groups" and racists or nationalists. We're profiling against the world's population...
What's so WRONG with wanting to feed your children before you feed your neighbor's? And what's wrong with wanting to feed your neighbor's before you feed those who aren't?
There are lies and flawed perspectives afloat today but no one can deny that the U.S. is in serious trouble and we should be looking to correct the problems. People won't stop buying from Nike if they were once again made in the U.S.A. instead of by slave labor. But they might have to accept 'less profit' if they did. Undoing the damage will definitely hurt, but consider it as "withdrawls" experienced after getting off drugs. It HURTS to get healthy sometimes.