That's ludicrous. H-1B and L-1 Visa immigrants at least contribute to our economy. They buy cars, houses, etc. In this economic climate their numbers should be limited of course, but not eliminated entirely. America has imported a great many talented people that have created new products, new markets, and founded new companies, and many new jobs. The greatest threat is outsourcing. The workers do not contribute to our economy and because they live in poor countries with very low costs of living, they cost far less to American companies. Millions of US jobs are potential outsourcing targets and the problem is spiralling out of control. And contrary to academic theory, the people laid off in the process of moving jobs overseas aren't moving onto "the next big thing" or being freed up to do more "strategic" jobs. The only thing they're being liberated from is a job, an income, and a way of life. Check out www.insourceamerica.org to learn more.
"There are 280 million Americans, and it'll be prohibitively expensive to ensure that there are absolutely no matches anywhere in the country." First off, there are 150 mil Americans in the workforce or available to work if you don't include retired people and children. There are over 2 million unemployed Americans and over 500,000 unemployed American IT workers. Companies don't have to expend a lot of effort to find qualified American workers because those people are beating their doors down. Visa workers and offshore workers are being used for service desk and software development. 99% of the time, it's not cancer research. There is no reason for the US to be importing over 250,000 H-1B Visa holders a year in this employment market. The only thing most of these foreign workers have to offer is that they'll work for less. That's it. More of the truth can be found here.
Thankfully, the H-1B Visa quota will be cut to 65,000 this month and there is increasing pressure to eliminate L-1 Visa's altogether.
It's not just tech support and software development anymore. Enough technology and service industry jobs are moving offshore to seriously threaten the middle-class of America. Check out www.insourceamerica.org.
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Check out www.insourceamerica.org to learn more about what industries are being affected by offshore outsourcing.
More information on what you can do to put an end to the H-1B Visa program visit www.insourceamerica.org.
That's ludicrous. H-1B and L-1 Visa immigrants at least contribute to our economy. They buy cars, houses, etc. In this economic climate their numbers should be limited of course, but not eliminated entirely. America has imported a great many talented people that have created new products, new markets, and founded new companies, and many new jobs. The greatest threat is outsourcing. The workers do not contribute to our economy and because they live in poor countries with very low costs of living, they cost far less to American companies. Millions of US jobs are potential outsourcing targets and the problem is spiralling out of control. And contrary to academic theory, the people laid off in the process of moving jobs overseas aren't moving onto "the next big thing" or being freed up to do more "strategic" jobs. The only thing they're being liberated from is a job, an income, and a way of life. Check out www.insourceamerica.org to learn more.
"There are 280 million Americans, and it'll be prohibitively expensive to ensure that there are absolutely no matches anywhere in the country." First off, there are 150 mil Americans in the workforce or available to work if you don't include retired people and children. There are over 2 million unemployed Americans and over 500,000 unemployed American IT workers. Companies don't have to expend a lot of effort to find qualified American workers because those people are beating their doors down. Visa workers and offshore workers are being used for service desk and software development. 99% of the time, it's not cancer research. There is no reason for the US to be importing over 250,000 H-1B Visa holders a year in this employment market. The only thing most of these foreign workers have to offer is that they'll work for less. That's it. More of the truth can be found here. Thankfully, the H-1B Visa quota will be cut to 65,000 this month and there is increasing pressure to eliminate L-1 Visa's altogether.
It's not just tech support and software development anymore. Enough technology and service industry jobs are moving offshore to seriously threaten the middle-class of America. Check out www.insourceamerica.org.