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gd770226

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23. The real problem

Thu Jun 11, 2015, 10:10 AM

Jun 2015

I have to say that you are being very naïve about the H1B's and thinking that there are no violations going on. The law does not protect American workers at all.

I lost my job of 17 years to H1B workers. The company hired them before I was let go. And that right there is the catch. Once they are hired H1B's are treated just like any other worker. I was let go and there was nothing I could do about it. They did not have to let the H1B's go before me. My seniority didn't matter. I spoke with a lawyer and was told there was nothing I could do. I would suspect that is why you always here that the story is the H1B's come on board and are trained by the existing workers. Then they call it a "reorganization" and the non H1B's lose their job.

That is how the system works and why it is bad.

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The worst H1-b visa story I've heard so far... [View all] TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 OP

. Wilms Jun 2015 #1

Who supported more H-1Bs? davidn3600 Jun 2015 #2

H1-B is a complicated issue clayton72 Jun 2015 #3

Most of those points were made in the story... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #4

Not that complicated really. TM99 Jun 2015 #5

Bingo! There are an awful lot of highly qualified folks in engineering & SW engineering who get peacebird Jun 2015 #28

Oh, yes, I am sure the Disney employees would have been thrilled as fuck to train, say, Germans or djean111 Jun 2015 #9

Your point 6 is dead wrong GummyBearz Jun 2015 #16

For lower pay I am sure... Greedy corporate moFos. peacebird Jun 2015 #29

It sure is. AngryOldDem Jun 2015 #38

The current employees were obviously bright enough to do the job TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2015 #17

Young people need STEAM, not STEM FrodosPet Jun 2015 #26

H-1B AND H-2B visas are ways to "legalize" hiring indentured servants... cascadiance Jun 2015 #34

"Cheap" as in "importing cheap labor" is not a race. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #44

And a lot of them are getting graduate degrees here as they are given free BA's in their country... cascadiance Jun 2015 #54

+1 TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2015 #59

Did you even read the goddamned article in the OP you replied to? X_Digger Jun 2015 #47

Yet another US Chamber of Commerce PR flack brentspeak Jun 2015 #52

These are always untrue stories treestar Jun 2015 #6

That's incredibly naive. Scuba Jun 2015 #7

No it is informed treestar Jun 2015 #8

It is not reality. Not in the least. djean111 Jun 2015 #10

It is. People would only have to have the Department of Labor treestar Jun 2015 #11

People - displaced IT workers - cannot afford the lawyers. And the deck is stacked. djean111 Jun 2015 #12

Excuses, excuses treestar Jun 2015 #13

LOL. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #19

The real problem gd770226 Jun 2015 #23

That sucks GummyBearz Jun 2015 #33

Furthermore, based on the experience of someone I Ilsa Jun 2015 #53

And you really think our corporate owned government will do anything? Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #32

get a grip - you don't know if you haven't worked there - hollysmom Jun 2015 #55

Well, class action lawsuits have been "redirected" or thrown out by this SCOTUS... cascadiance Jun 2015 #57

See this recent DU OP and #15 Re the NYT, June 2015 article stating lower payment appalachiablue Jun 2015 #15

I can do one better... Chan790 Jun 2015 #21

So, a for-profit company is spending MORE money TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2015 #18

They let go a senior engineer, hire a junior H1B to do the job at lower pay peacebird Jun 2015 #30

So the 250 employees who got laid off did not loose this jobs? Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #31

You obviously haven't worked in the field like many of us here have... cascadiance Jun 2015 #35

The TPP will depress wages globally. The Race to the Bottom= Corporate Heaven. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #65

The DOL says otherwise. prayin4rain Jun 2015 #37

treestar, unfortunately you are wrong. This actually happens. pnwmom Jun 2015 #42

Bwaahahaha! *takes a breath* Ahahahahahahahhaa! X_Digger Jun 2015 #48

White collar workers..... quickesst Jun 2015 #14

Agreed. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #20

+1 n/t Chan790 Jun 2015 #22

I gotta say that watching the dueling agendas around here is what keeps me clicking Fumesucker Jun 2015 #24

don't get me wrong... quickesst Jun 2015 #25

Here's what's not so funny. pnwmom Jun 2015 #43

I have several grandchildren and I worry about them Fumesucker Jun 2015 #45

My daughter is 13 AwakeAtLast Jun 2015 #46

This is what we've told our kids. AngryOldDem Jun 2015 #63

The smart kids we want in STEM, AVOID STEM degrees, because they know the system is rigged! cascadiance Jun 2015 #64

+1 AngryOldDem Jun 2015 #40

So then we can get outsourced for even LOWER paid workers with the equally crappy H-2B visa program! cascadiance Jun 2015 #60

only when qualified American workers can't be found right? TheFarseer Jun 2015 #27

Cost savings. What else drives American business? AngryOldDem Jun 2015 #39

How are job add like this legal? gd770226 Jun 2015 #36

I think that's a pretty common arrangement. AngryOldDem Jun 2015 #41

Non-compete contracts should be null and void TexasBushwhacker Jun 2015 #49

I agree. AngryOldDem Jun 2015 #50

H1-Bs need to simply end. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #51

not quite, just prosecute those misuing it. hollysmom Jun 2015 #56

I have no problem with wanting to hire the best people. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #58

Yep! Many H-1B workers don't like the way this program works either... cascadiance Jun 2015 #61

It's basically become slave labor. AngryOldDem Jun 2015 #62