[ale] chance to talk with Johnny Isakson('s staff)

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From: Benjamin Scherrey
Sent: 11/11/2002 10:59:49 AM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] chance to talk with Johnny Isakson('s staff)

> 11/11/2002 12:39:52 AM, Jeff Hubbs <hbbs at attbi.com> wrote:
> >Show him or his lackey this: 
> >http://www.vote-smart.org/vote-smart/profile.phtml?ID=BGA10376&dtype=I&state=GA&style=
> >This site says that he has repeatedly refused to respond to the National
> >Political Awareness Test.  Press him on immigration question D: 
> >"Increase the immigration quota for computer scientists and other
> >information technology workers."  Look at http://www.h1b.info/ first. 
> >Tell him that American IT workers are being displaced by H-1Bs right
> >here in Atlanta and suggest that the companies that are doing it need to
> >be investigated with respect to compliance with the law.  Further, ask
> >for a position on HR 3222 (see
> >http://www.optimizemag.com/issue/004/pr_squareoff_no.fhtml).  
> 
> Sorry but this is just bunk. H1B workers haven't taken a single net job away from American workers.  
> Of course there are serious problems with the system which ammounts to a form of indentured 
> servitude for the H1B visa holder - and we should simply allow people from outside the US to come 
> into the US and be employed (or start businesses and employ others) at will. You'd immediately see 
> the "problem" H1 holders quit their underpaid positions (more often than not exploi... er employed by 
> fellow forign natitionals who know how to work the system) since they have freedom of movement 
> and don't have to worry about getting kicked out of the country at their employer's will.
> 
> 	Ben Scherrey

I have followed many threads on this issue and have talked with people who have lost jobs to H1B's. One guy, last non-H1B at his company, was required to train the H1B's before he lost his job. Kind of negates the 'no qualified US candidates' argument.

The fact is, the H1B program, like any government subsidy, is subject to abuse by unscrupulous companies. In most cases, it is bad for both the H1B holder as well as the US citizens left unemployed. The only real question is 'reform or replace'.

Ed.


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