[ale] CNN opportunity

[Tom & JaVonn]

Bob:

Google quickly sent me to:
 
http://www.zazona.com/h1bpetition/

which includes a petition and a LOT of background information.

Could we be offering these petitions for signatures at ALE meetings ?

Tom

On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 15:41:14 -0400
Transam <transam at cavu.com> wrote:

> > 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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