More on: [IP]: Bill adds 20,000 H1-B visas

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Subject:        Fwd: More on: [IP]: Bill adds 20,000 H1-B visas
Author: Suzanne Johnson <sjohnson () pobox com>
Date:           14th December 2004 10:30:09 am

Dave..

I know you are in HI...but the suggestions wrt H1B visas might be workable...
         Suzanne



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> From: John Reece <reece () pobox com>
> Subject: More on: [IP]: Bill adds 20,000 H1-B visas
> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:45:30 -0800
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> Suzanne,
>
> Here's an item for IP:  It seems that HP, which was a major lobbyist for 
> the bill, is planning layoffs in 2005:
>
>         http://www.itworld.com/Man/3919/041123hplayoffs/
>
> This is on top of the 17,000 job cuts since the 2002 Compaq merger.
>
> I think it would be great if list member Dan Gilmore of the San Jose 
> Mercury-News would seek a
> straight answer from HP on exactly how many of the 17,000 laid-off were 
> citizens with postgrad
> technical degrees.   Funny how this question didn't occur to any Congress 
> critters.
>
> I also think the web could be used to truly and efficently safeguard US 
> worker's rights, unlike the Bush administration's phony safeguards which 
> it has no intention of enforcing.     Virtually all major  H1-B employers 
> have websites with job listings. Simply require them to keep job postings 
> filled by H1-Bs online for 1 year along with the resume of the successful 
> applicant, minus personal identity info.   I'm sure they'd be of interest 
> to  the recently-pink-slipped and unsuccessful outside applicants who 
> could file complaints when appropriate.
>
> Finally, if there's a problem with US citizens being underrepresented in 
> grad engineering programs there's a simple solution.   Universities should 
> initiate  affirmative action/outreach programs for US citizens.
>   It's not a stretch since they already eagerly do it for every other 
> conceivable identity group in programs that don't sufficently "look like 
> America".
>
> You haven't bought that HP PC yet, have you?
>
> John Reece


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