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Cirque du So-What

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1. Is there some shortage of American IT professionals of which I'm unaware?

Reply to bart95 (Original post)

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 11:58 AM

Mar 2012

I am not anti-immigration by any stretch of the imagination, but in a sector of the economy that often sees people go years without being able to find employment after getting laid off, is it possible that companies have been holding out on hiring in order to expand the visa program and hire more immigrants at lower wages? Knowing corporations as I do, I consider it very likely.

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US senator (Schumer) promises more L1, H1B visas for Indians [View all] bart95 Mar 2012 OP

Is there some shortage of American IT professionals of which I'm unaware? Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #1

Citizen tech workers have experienced a brutal violation of 'equal justice' clause bart95 Mar 2012 #2

Every citizen tech worker who has lost a job in the last 20 years has been deliberately displaced bart95 Mar 2012 #3

think either of these guys would meet with YOU?!?!? bart95 Mar 2012 #4

Schumer & Reid DJ13 Mar 2012 #5

with 'friends' like that bart95 Mar 2012 #6

Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid? OhioChick Mar 2012 #7

These fuckin guys!!! TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #8

Perhaps Chuck Schumer should hear from a Spring Occupy Skidmore Mar 2012 #9

Why are Indian American Democrats lobbying for Indian workers? snagglepuss Mar 2012 #10

'Indian version of AIPAC' -> yup, called NASSCOM and USINPAC bart95 Mar 2012 #12

enough of this bullshit Angry Dragon Mar 2012 #11

This needs to be done across all technology fields. You don't move ahead by relying on your own RB TexLa Mar 2012 #13

bump nt bart95 Mar 2012 #14

'met noted Indian-American hotelier' bart95 Mar 2012 #15

arent people shocked by this? nt bart95 Mar 2012 #16