Gates Calls for Increase in Tech Labor Supply

Randeep Igochyorjob writes "Reuters is reporting that Bill Gates is asking for the removal of quotas for guest workers by removing the caps on non-immigrant alien workers. In a mild attempt at balance, buried near the end of the story, the article also says "Undersecretary of Commerce Phil Bond, a top Bush administration technology official, pointed out that the unemployment rate for engineers is above the national average." I'm wondering if raising wages might attract the "needed" workers from domestic sources or is Gate's request "necessary to remain competitive and innovative"."

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So let me get this straight

[ErikTheRed]

The head of a corporation that's sitting on ~US$50 Billion in cash yet whines that it doesn't have the resources / capabilities (they really mean "financial interest") in fixing major security defects in their less-than-current products is whining that they need cheaper labor?!??

I'm a fairly pro-immigration guy, but in this particular case Bill Gates can fuck himself in the ass with a cactus.

Re:Cashing in on ...

[MillionthMonkey]

I recommend that Microsoft fire Ralph Reed and replace him with one of the Iranian mullahs with which he is interchangeable. Ralph is pulling in $240,000 per year from MSFT, and while I don't know what kind of cash a mullah pulls in, no way is it six figures.