Tech industry suspends push for temp foreign workers

Post #116,322 by lincoln 9/2/03 9:19:37 AM Reply	Tech industry suspends push for temp foreign workers The tech industry, which three years ago won a major increase in H-1B visas to bring in skilled foreign workers, has decided not to seek an extension when the higher limit expires next month. [...] However, he said companies may be less interested in importing labor because they are sending more white-collar work abroad. "I think a lot of companies are saying it might be cheaper and better for public relations to just send the work overseas," McManes said. [link\|http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/tech/news/2076273\|link] lincoln "If you're on your deathbed and you haven't got a story to tell, then you haven't lived. - Asa Baber" [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/resume.htm\|VB/SQL resume] [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/tandem_resume.htm\|Tandem resume] [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #116,338 by drewk 9/2/03 11:56:11 AM Reply	Cool, just like pollution "I think a lot of companies are saying it might be cheaper and better for public relations to just send the work overseas," McManes said. So we don't actually want to fix the problem, we just want to make sure it happens overseas somewhere so voters don't have to think about it. === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #116,345 by orion 9/2/03 1:10:29 PM Reply	Misdirection They know about the negativeness of hiring H1B Visa Workers, so to solve the problem they send the work overseas where it will cost them less money to hire the same (or equvilent) people at lower wages. In other words, move the jobs where people cannot see them, and then they cannot blame them for hiring H1B Visa Works to fill those jobs anymore. *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*
Post #116,383 by Ashton 9/2/03 6:30:09 PM Reply	Well.. as those voters get laid off- they'll Hear (bit late)

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