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Senator Who Calls STEM Shortage a Hoax Appointed To Head Immigration
dcblogs (1096431) writes The Senate's two top Republican critics of temporary worker immigration, specifically the H-1B and L-1 visas, now hold the two most important immigration posts in the Senate. They are Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who heads the Senate's Judiciary Committee, and his committee underling, Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), who was appointed by Grassley on Thursday to head the immigration subcommittee. Sessions was appointed one week after accusing the tech industry of perpetuating a "hoax" by claiming there is a shortage of qualified U.S. tech workers. "The tech industry's promotion of expanded temporary visas — such as the H-1B — and green cards is driven by its desire for cheap, young and immobile labor," wrote Sessions, in a memo he sent last week to fellow lawmakers. Sessions, late Thursday, issued a statement about his new role as immigration subcommittee chairman, and said the committee "will give voice to those whose voice has been shut out," and that includes "the voice of the American IT workers who are being replaced with guest workers."
To the outside world, my manager says there is a shortage of qualified labor. In managerial meetings, he states openly that his intention is to replace all new openings with H-1B workers for budgetary reasons. Entirely coincidentally, during that time it has become less and less pleasant to work here, and also coincidentally, all of the attrition last year was amongst regular (non-H-1B) employees.
What I take away from this is that "qualified" in this context means "willing to work for third world wages and no benefits".
Oliver's law of assumed responsibility: If you're seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it.
the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act permits H-1B portability, provided another employer is willing to sponsor the H-1B worker. claims that H-1Bs are indentured servitude are entirely baseless.
Everything Warren spouts has been contrary to everything the Dems have been doing since the mid-2000s. She is no more representative of Democrats than Ron Paul was representative of Republicans.
I've lived in the US on an H1-B visa - it's not hearsay to me. Despite portability provisions allowing workers to move, the moving positions is time-consuming and costly. It is illegal to be in the country the day after employment ceases, meaning that there is no legal way to organise your affairs appropriately if you suddenly find yourself out of a job. The system is set up in a way that supports the anecdotes given by Just Some Guy. If it is more helpful to you, then consider those stories as "use cases" (plausible ways of interacting with the system) instead of "anecdotes" (hearsay that should be dismissed because it is hearsay).
In most times, most places, by most people, liars are considered contemptible. - Ursula Le Guin