A lot of folks are advocating for the gov't to step in and save the American IT force.
Don't hold your breath.
If US companies were unable to import cheap labor, they would have to save that money some other way. It's not like they're just going to reach into their pockets and give out more money. They will appeal to the government to lower their tax or regulation burdens. The gov't won't budge here. The gov't burdens are forcing companies to cut costs in ways which the gov't allows, and H1-B is that vector. It's a deliberate loophole to keep private companies content with the existing burdens, and will not be closed, because it would rock the boat in these other regards.
It just gives them the message that they can't compete.
In fact, they won't be able to compete. The girl class will become the de facto remedial course. Any girl who is truly technically inclined will be significantly disadvantaged when compared to the education she would have received in the high-enthusiasm, high-competition environment of the male class.
Maths used to be considered a male subject, but girls now outperform boys at school. Something social changed for them to overtake boys
Its the classroom itself: conventional schooling caters to the strengths of girls. The gender gaps in performance are not present amongst home schooled children.
Indeed, the hacker is doing a great service to the public. If the FBI feels threatened by this, in light of the Snowden Revelations, it seems reasonable to conclude that the gov't wants these exploits in place for their own purposes.
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A lot of folks are advocating for the gov't to step in and save the American IT force. Don't hold your breath. If US companies were unable to import cheap labor, they would have to save that money some other way. It's not like they're just going to reach into their pockets and give out more money. They will appeal to the government to lower their tax or regulation burdens. The gov't won't budge here. The gov't burdens are forcing companies to cut costs in ways which the gov't allows, and H1-B is that vector. It's a deliberate loophole to keep private companies content with the existing burdens, and will not be closed, because it would rock the boat in these other regards.
Being an effective communicator, and being able to write well, have very little to do with "language arts" classes.
Language Arts was the answer to the question, "How do we destroy young male engineers?"
It just gives them the message that they can't compete.
In fact, they won't be able to compete. The girl class will become the de facto remedial course. Any girl who is truly technically inclined will be significantly disadvantaged when compared to the education she would have received in the high-enthusiasm, high-competition environment of the male class.
Maths used to be considered a male subject, but girls now outperform boys at school. Something social changed for them to overtake boys
Its the classroom itself: conventional schooling caters to the strengths of girls. The gender gaps in performance are not present amongst home schooled children.
There is no biological reason for females to not perform as well in these subjects
Utterly false. Men and women's brains work differently.
Indeed, the hacker is doing a great service to the public. If the FBI feels threatened by this, in light of the Snowden Revelations, it seems reasonable to conclude that the gov't wants these exploits in place for their own purposes.