Gates Calls for Increase in Tech Labor Supply

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday April 27, 2005 @01:45PM from the give-us-your-huddled-hackers dept.

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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Better idea. Install Linux on all 'NEW' computers by zymano · 2005-04-27 14:19 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Lets outsource and opensource operating systems.
RMS, Deliver us from evil! by rice_burners_suck · 2005-04-27 17:33 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I have a better idea. What if the government were to pass a law stating that Gates must give all his money to RMS? Huh? I think that would be much better for society as a whole, then whatever bad idea he thinks he has.
RMS is our Lord and savior.