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Microsoft Says H-1B Workers Among Those Losing Jobs
CWmike notes that after a US Senator urged Microsoft to lay off H-1B workers first, Microsoft says it is cutting a 'significant number' of foreign workers as part of the layoff it announced last week. But experts say there is nothing in the law requiring a company to cut the jobs of H-1B workers before US workers. David Kussin, an immigration attorney, said, 'In fact, the law is very well designed to say that you have to treat H-1Bs the same as US citizens in all regards.' Another H-1B critic, UC Davis professor Norman Matloff, said the Senator's letter would help their fight. 'If Microsoft doesn't state that they will lay off the H-1Bs first — and they won't state this — then it would be awfully tough for Bill Gates to come back to the Hill and urge an H-1B increase, wouldn't it?'"
Well, my turn today.
well, I imagine that if the society was run by your kind, we would be stuck on trees debating on the opportunity of evolving the opposing thumb.
"Peace will come when the Arabs love their children more than they hate us." -- Golda Meir, Former PM of Israel
Offtopic but I do love that quote. It's refreshing to see someone on the Israeli side for a change because lately it seems like the likes of Hamas have been winning the propaganda war.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Mod parent troll/flamebait.
And how successful would the US be without these businesses? That argument cuts both ways. It's a symbiotic relationship.