IP: re U.S. Tech Firms Abusing Visa Program

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:50:49 -0800
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Larry Tesler <tesler () pobox com>
> Subject: Re: IP: re U.S. Tech Firms Abusing Visa Program
>
> Dave,
>
> You know that I repeatedly defended the H-1B program in the past when 
> various parties attacked it on this list. I'm glad to see that jcp concurs 
> that extensive H-1B hiring was "understandable" (I'd say "necessary") 
> during the engineer shortage of 1996-2000.
>
> I also agree with jcp that the Valley is now an employer's market. H-1B 
> hiring should be needed far less often than in the past. Valley companies 
> that are hiring H-1B candidates as often as they did in the boom times may 
> well be using the program for the wrong reasons.
>
> Larry Tesler


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