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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 05:55 AM Original message |
Corporate US wants H-1B visa, green card rules eased |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. If they had all the H1B they wanted there would still be |
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NormanYorkstein (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
47. Why not cancel H1B altogether? |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 01:24 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. There are none other than for RNs |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. RNs cannot come as H-1Bs. |
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WilmywoodNCparalegal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 06:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. DU is a funny place |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 06:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. No.......The H-1B Cap Does Not Need to be Raised.... |
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WilmywoodNCparalegal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 08:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. H-1Bs are not only for engineers |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 08:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I'm Very Well Aware of That. n/t |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 08:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Is it your contention then |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
58. So what if there are no Americans to do that job? |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 06:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You realize that once those "illegal" immigrants become |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 08:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. NO, we don Not need to raise the cap on anyone coming into |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Great post. |
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WilmywoodNCparalegal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. a few answers |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Let's Be Fair With H-1B's Then, Shall We? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. OMG, reality. So I WILL ask, WTF is India's problem? Hubris? |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. So, do you consider yourself a citizen of this country or are you |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
40. Bravo! You hit it right on the head. |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. Apparently not difficult enough... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Good Post, Acmavm. |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Agreed 100% n/t |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
38. Rock on. It's a pity one can't recommend responses for the greatest page. n/t |
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NormanYorkstein (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
48. agreed, you are correct |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
54. Sorry, but the best way to end "illegal" immigration is amnesty |
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Red1 (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
25. I say B.S. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
44. Ask the individual. I sure as ***l am NOT for supporting illegal immigrants. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 01:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
50. H1B is a way to get American citizens |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. If US worker visas were any easier, we would be in India. n/t |
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WilmywoodNCparalegal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 08:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Actually, obtaining an H-1B is not easy. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 01:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
51. We're about there already |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
6. 500,000 unemployed college grad computer people (programers etc) who make $12,000 more on ave than |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
43. Don't forget, Gates helped build our middle class... |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. My sisters business went bankrupt when M$ stole the software concept she wrote/sold - |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
59. WHAT???? |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
7. What we REALLY need is an H-1CEO visa |
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patrick404 (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 10:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Re: H-1CEO visas - isn't that what the L-1 was supposed to be? |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
11. "and guarantee our continued global economic competitiveness and success" |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
12. Yeah, 85,000 H-1B visas aren't nearly enough. Why would they want any American |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
16. The HB 1 caps do NOT need to be raised.... |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 09:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Outsourcing on our own soil. That's the best way I've ever seen |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 10:19 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Thanks for your post. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. They were.... |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Exactly right! |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. AHHH |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I forgot about the radiologists |
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NormanYorkstein (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:06 AM Response to Reply #30 |
53. "A country should be able to exist on its own" |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
24. They want cheap labor. Corporations have already sold Americans |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Since corportions have 'individual' status, when will they be treated like individuals when |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 01:29 AM Response to Reply #24 |
52. Ditto!!!!! |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
27. give 'em a Green card and |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
31. Here's a thought.... |
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varun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. $1500 of the H1-B fees goes towards Education and Training |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
34. Just what we need |
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youngdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
36. FUCK THAT. How about you do something about stagnant wages and unemployment here first |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. You are too right! Especially when corporations seem mroe eager to pigeonhole people to one task |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
37. The Chamber Of Commerce now blames outsourcing on someone else-- |
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meldroc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-13-07 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
39. Gotta force those wages down. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
55. Althugh I am no fan of Phyllis Schlafly, she says it all about the visa |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
56. More divide and conquer strategy |
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