[ale] CNN opportunity

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> Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2002 14:29:27 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Bob Evans <bobevans19 at yahoo.com>
> To: "discuss @charlug.org" <discuss at charlug.org>
> Cc: ALE <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: [ale] CNN opportunity

> I would appreciate it if all those interested in
> seeing CNN do a story on the H1B topic please respond
> to the link below.

The official Washington law and policy is that H1B Visas for professionals
should be limited to filling vacant jobs when US Citizens and Green Card
holders (permanent residency aliens) are *NOT* available to fill them AND
they must be paid prevailing wages.

The reality is that business lobbied hard for the increase in H1B Visas simply
as a cost-cutting measure by paying H1B's much lower wages than the prevailing
rates.  The gov't is required to police these abuses but does not bother.

While this abuse is but one of several things contributing to the current
very high unemployment rate among programmers and SysAdmins, it is the one
easiest to change with publicity and lobbying.  I sent my comments to the CNN
site and will be sending paper letters to my US representatives.  If you
don't demand the law be enforced, don't complain at the unemployment line!

	http://www.cnn.com/feedback

Georgia's US Senators (paper letters carry 10x the weight of email or FAXes):

Zell Miller (D)
257 Senate Dirksen Bldg
Washington, DC 20510

Max Cleland (D)
Washington, DC Address:
461 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510-1001

Bob

> Thanks,

> B

> > Please respond to this and get any of your friends
> > who will cooperate to do
> > so also. 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Norm Matloff" <matloff at cs.ucdavis.edu>
> > To: "Norm Matloff" <matloff at laura.cs.ucdavis.edu>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 1:13 AM
> > Subject: CNN opportunity
> > 
> > > To: programmer mailing list
> > >
> > > A member of this e-mail list who has a contact at
> > CNN would appreciate
> > > your support.  She would like CNN to do a story on
> > the adverse impact of
> > > the H-1B program on American programmers and
> > engineers.  She says that
> > > there is a possibility that CNN would do such a
> > show if there is enough
> > > interest from people like you.  If you would like
> > them to do such a
> > > show, you can tell CNN at:
> > >
> > >    http://www.cnn.com/feedback
> > >
> > > You don't have to write a long message.
> > >
> > > This is an excellent opportunity; I urge you to
> > take it.
> > >
> > > Norm
> =====
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