Ahead of Senate's H-1B hearing, a look at the early warnings

[OhioChick]

In 1995, then-Labor Secretary Robert Reich feared the H-1B program could inflict real harm; here’s what he says now

Feb 24, 2016 3:01 AM PT

In 1995, then U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich warned Congress about the H-1B program. Stories of IT workers training foreign replacements were already emerging, even though the visa program was just about five years old.

The H-1B program has an "unknowably large potential," Reich told a Senate committee some 20 years ago, to inflict "real competitive harm on skilled U.S workers."

Reich's efforts changed nothing. Three years after he testified, in 1998, Congress raised the H-1B cap.

The Senate Immigration Subcommittee is holding a hearing Thursday to consider the impact of the H-1B visa program on high-skilled workers. A Disney IT worker who lost his job last year, Leo Perrero, will tell his story to the committee.

More: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3037027/it-outsourcing/ahead-of-senates-h-1b-hearing-a-look-at-the-early-warnings.html

[MH1]

1. Robert Reich was correct as usual. People should note, however, that when given the opportunity

to elect a solid progressive in Robert Reich as governor, bright-blue Massachusetts elected ... Mitt Romney.

Just a thought for those who think this country might be ready for a progressive "revolution". (Sorry to be a wet blanket. But any mention of Robert Reich, who I like a great deal, tends to bring this to mind.)

[w4rma]

2. You need to quit focusing on ideology and consider political skill, instead.

Romney is an extremely slick politician who is so slick that he was voted to be the GOP nominee for President.

They didn't vote ideology. They voted charisma.

[saturnsring]

3. i find it very odd that willard gott elected there

[appalachiablue]

4. K & R Thanks, very important issue. Reich knew it way back.