More on: [IP]: Bill adds 20,000 H1-B visas
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Subject: Fwd: More on: [IP]: Bill adds 20,000 H1-B visas
Author: Suzanne Johnson <sjohnson@xxxxxxxxx>
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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>To: Suzanne Johnson <sjohnson@xxxxxxxxx>
>From: John Reece <reece@xxxxxxxxx>
>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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