Will the White House disappoint on H-1B displacements?

[OhioChick]

The Obama administration is either preparing for action on H-1B 'abuse,' or it will punt to Congress

A top White House official told House lawmakers this week that the replacement of U.S. workers by H-1B visa holders is troubling and not supposed to happen. But it is hard to tell whether the administration will do anything about it. The signals are mixed.

Several federal agencies, at the request of lawmakers, are investigating complaints by IT workers at Southern California Edison, Disney Parks and Resorts and some other firms, that they had to train H-1B workers prior to their layoff.

This isn't a new development. IT workers have been training their foreign replacements for years, but something in the national landscape has changed. Offshore outsourcing is reaching deeper into the U.S. economy. Regulated utilities, which rely on U.S. rate payers for revenue, are shifting jobs to India and laying off IT workers. The offshoring of IT workers by Disney, the quintessential wholesome American icon, struck a nerve.

The use of foreign labor may also be reaching deeper into government IT, as demand for H-1B visas reaches new highs. The problems with the program are also gaining new attention, as IT workers increasingly share their stories of being forced to train their H-1B replacements.

More: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2949613/it-outsourcing/will-the-white-house-disappoint-on-h-1b-displacements.html

[Man from Pickens]

1. Of course

Both parties have been in full cooperation in this worker displacement program - why would they stop now?

The program will continue until and unless support for H1-B visas becomes an issue that alone will get an elected official thrown out of office. Not happening anytime soon.

[Fearless]

2. Does the pope shit in the woods?

[Wilms]

3. .

^H ^I^B

[antigop]

4. Probably. The corporations have taken over this country. nt

[Chan790]

5. I still think we should wholesale kill the H-1B program.

There isn't a shortage of Americans that will do these jobs...there's just a shortage that will do these jobs for the pittances that H1-B seeking employers want to pay.

Maybe if they paid better, people would actually want those jobs. I mean I'm totally capable of doing that kind of computing work if employers make it worth my while...but if I'm going to hate my job, I want to be well-paid at-least. Otherwise, for the exact same money, I'll do something I enjoy.

This concept isn't foreign (or shouldn't be) to employers...if you want people to perform an undesirable job, you've got to entice them to take the job by paying more than they can make elsewhere.