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95. Egad, I agree with Grassley and Sessions!

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Sat Jan 24, 2015, 01:01 AM

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Anti-H-1B senator (R) to head immigration panel, says tech worker shortage is a 'hoax' [View all] Newsjock Jan 2015 OP

well that is good news to my pre-retirement younger friends. hollysmom Jan 2015 #1

Should be, imo, elleng Jan 2015 #2

Elleng, we are already providing suitable education to fill these needs. dballance Jan 2015 #55

Yes, that was part of my point, elleng Jan 2015 #57

Here here GummyBearz Jan 2015 #69

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #46

LOL. this is satire, right? KG Jan 2015 #48

Here is the issue. dilby Jan 2015 #3

Your company should train its employees to do the work your company needs. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #4

If we made gromets that took a day to learn then yes you would be correct. dilby Jan 2015 #6

Why do you think that studnets in other countries are learning these special skills while ours JDPriestly Jan 2015 #7

Trust me, American workers are cheaper dilby Jan 2015 #9

reel to reel and tape decks. uh-huh, sure. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #15

I know. Reel to reel? Pull the other one n/t kcr Jan 2015 #28

And what's the problem with learning reel to reel? seabeckind Jan 2015 #43

the problem is that someone has an interest in pushing the myth that american workers are ND-Dem Jan 2015 #47

Golly, I wonder if underpaying your American workers jeff47 Jan 2015 #53

What recruitment problems? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #77

It must have taken a lot of effort to misread it that badly. jeff47 Jan 2015 #82

Sorry but people CAN be trained cap Jan 2015 #39

the poster a/o his company obviously have an interest in hiring cheap labor and pushing down ND-Dem Jan 2015 #49

I came back to the US in 1980, read a manual and could do amazing things on a computer in my JDPriestly Jan 2015 #64

IT is a collection of niches. Xithras Jan 2015 #13

Your company should have hired an American, had him work on a contract for a specific length JDPriestly Jan 2015 #16

another person/company with an interest in promoting the import of cheap labor. don't expect ND-Dem Jan 2015 #50

We advertised the position for SEVEN MONTHS without a single qualified American applicant. Xithras Jan 2015 #58

What I am wondering lancer78 Jan 2015 #59

Where did you advertise it? JDPriestly Jan 2015 #63

That, I don't know. Xithras Jan 2015 #70

So we get to the real problem which is that we have an utterly disorganized economy. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #73

On purpose. They want to treat employees as throw-away parts. pnwmom Jan 2015 #78

Why didn't you re-advertise with a higher salary? pnwmom Jan 2015 #76

The obvious response is "why don't you give more of your money away?" Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #79

So employing Americans at market-based salaries is giving money away. pnwmom Jan 2015 #84

No, employing Americans at non-market-based salaries is giving money away. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #85

It isn't market based when you encourage the employers to hire pnwmom Jan 2015 #86

Blame capitalism and free trade. Xithras Jan 2015 #87

That is a more honest answer One_Life_To_Give Jan 2015 #89

You see a problem but... 4Q2u2 Jan 2015 #26

I have to take issue with this seabeckind Jan 2015 #36

That's something we really debated about. Xithras Jan 2015 #65

Someone is blowing smoke... FormerOstrich Jan 2015 #40

ASM mastery was only one of the requirements. Xithras Jan 2015 #60

When Oil Rig Eng's avg 175K you offer only 165k and in one of the highest cost of living places? One_Life_To_Give Jan 2015 #45

Do the math again. Xithras Jan 2015 #61

So pay more. jeff47 Jan 2015 #54

If that were true in general then IT salaries would be going up as a result of the shortage. pnwmom Jan 2015 #74

So train these tech people in the specific areas you need. That's how it always pnwmom Jan 2015 #5

It's not how it works at all. dilby Jan 2015 #8

Yeah, but asking someone who developed one iPhone app to develop another one pnwmom Jan 2015 #11

Actually, in your example it is how it works. Lancero Jan 2015 #41

But your Spanish teacher already has part of the needed skillset Retrograde Jan 2015 #67

Has the company gone to the colleges to tell them about this? treestar Jan 2015 #32

Why isn't this receiving DU recs? Read the comments at the article. proverbialwisdom Jan 2015 #10

Thanks. K & R. pnwmom Jan 2015 #12

good for them; there are some honest republicans. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #14

Broken clock seabeckind Jan 2015 #38

It's always the darkest just before the light. Where ever you go there you are. It just goes to ... L0oniX Jan 2015 #93

Im a actually pleased to hear this roaminronin Jan 2015 #17

K&R. He is correct. woo me with science Jan 2015 #18

But he is cheapening the word "hoax" for future GOP talking points... Orsino Jan 2015 #71

"IT worker shortage" has always been a blatant lie Man from Pickens Jan 2015 #19

I wish Hillary would take such a stand. Scuba Jan 2015 #20

Take our 'allies' where we can get them but these two guys are crazy on almost every other issue. pampango Jan 2015 #21

What do issues like abortion and immigration have to do with these visas? TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #24

My point was these guys are crazy. Immigration is related to these visas but not the other issues. pampango Jan 2015 #27

Anti-immigration + H-1B is consistent. joshcryer Jan 2015 #52

So what does any of that have to do with these visas? No shit they are crazy TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #62

Whether or not there is a shortage is debatable treestar Jan 2015 #33

Actually, no it isn't debatable. jeff47 Jan 2015 #56

That's an argument, at least treestar Jan 2015 #75

Yes. Supply and demand does not only apply to goods. jeff47 Jan 2015 #80

Why would the salaries simply go up? treestar Jan 2015 #90

Why would the price of oil simply go up? jeff47 Jan 2015 #92

I think not..... FormerOstrich Jan 2015 #94

If there was such a shortage, IronLionZion Jan 2015 #22

There has never been a shortage. FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #23

He is right. There are plenty of tech workers who could be hired if companies accepted to train them Mass Jan 2015 #25

It's always been a hoax abelenkpe Jan 2015 #29

Good. n2doc Jan 2015 #30

Worked for a company once where all of the programers were on H-1B visas. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2015 #31

Why isn't this a Democratic position? hootinholler Jan 2015 #34

Did Grassley and Sessions not receive their checks? Orsino Jan 2015 #35

Even a nutty, insane, right wing, batshit crazy, broken clock is right twice a day. nt GoneFishin Jan 2015 #37

good news. magical thyme Jan 2015 #42

Actually this is great because the 'shortage' is a hoax by corps on point Jan 2015 #44

The hoax extends beyond the realm of technology workers. Throd Jan 2015 #51

New H-1B bill will 'help destroy' U.S. tech workforce OhioChick Jan 2015 #66

I've seen that lie repeated right here on DU Skittles Jan 2015 #68

There IS a shortage of qualified tech workers... Thav Jan 2015 #72

"Workers of the WORLD Unite!" Is still a damned good idea. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #81

Great ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #83

Can't multiple things all be true at the same time? Yavin4 Jan 2015 #88

At the university where I taught between 1984 and 1986, computer science Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2015 #91

Egad, I agree with Grassley and Sessions! AnnieBW Jan 2015 #95