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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:59 AM Original message |
H-1B Visas Lead to More U.S. Jobs |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. WSJ. What do you expect. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. do some research: truth is, these visas DO lead to more U.S. jobs |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Yeah, U.S. IT workers working at McDonalds and Walmart. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. don't you realize |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. I realize that I know dozens of unemployed US IT workers now. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. they're unemployed due to the recession; folks aren't buying tech products |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Jobs are being shipped overseas at a phenomenal rate. n/t |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #86 |
93. links, please |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #93 |
95. Google is your friend. Otherwise, donate a few bucks to DU and do a search in LBN. n/t |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #95 |
103. so, no links? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #103 |
107. $$$$ or Google it. I'm not your slave. |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #103 |
109. Stop... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #109 |
111. your motto is: when all else fails, use obscenities |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #111 |
115. hey amborin... |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #93 |
124. Happy Now???? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #124 |
132. Here's another: |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #124 |
150. I knew IBM was moving jobs, but I had no clue they were telling existing staff to train |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #85 |
118. And yet IBM and Microsoft need more of these Visa's to fill jobs |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #85 |
119. LIE LIE LIE |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #79 |
96. Can you please clarify this??? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #96 |
98. Thanks, Chrome. n/t |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #96 |
121. Bullshit exposed. Thanks. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #79 |
113. Wrong....See Post #96. Get your facts straight. n/t |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #74 |
106. Links, please? n/t |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 07:25 AM Response to Reply #74 |
145. Yeah...I work in IT. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #74 |
147. Here's an idea, since your subject line was your sole message: Tell us HOW they lead to more US jobs |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. It DOES lead to increased employment... of foreign workers |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
75. wrong; foreigners have started huge tech corps and hired 10000s |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #75 |
122. Post #96.. please respond to your claim. |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #75 |
127. Google was founded by |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #75 |
146. You clearly don't know the histories or founders of those comepanies. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. with H-1B visas they get a two fer...sure they increase employment just not of Americans |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yeah, it's 'more employment at U.S. companies'. eom |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
76. try reading some U.S. history...odds are your ancestors were "foreigners" |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
4. Bull Dookie |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
6. I really wish they would split |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. Murdoch's WSJ did their own research? Color me skeptical |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
8. LOL they try so hard! LOL |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
9. Bullpuckey... |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
10. These articles are a good thing |
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SurfingScientist (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
11. Uh, let's be a little less agitated here. |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. the 'O' visa does that |
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SurfingScientist (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. In practice, 'O' seems to be given to other cases. |
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blue97keet (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
29. No such thing as "very specific know-how" or unique |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. that's the whole thing |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
53. No, they are not the norm. |
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SurfingScientist (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Also, the actual point of the article seems to be... |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. the principal 'benefit' of hiring foreigners |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
82. that happens pretty rarely, you're grossly exaggerating |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #82 |
138. These people lost high-tech jobs to low-wage countries |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #11 |
35. So where do we go now? |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
81. totally agree: sunday ny times had article showing how |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:18 PM Response to Reply #81 |
141. Wrong...See post #96 |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
92. We don't "attract" the talent, we educate that foreign talent then turn 'em into h1bs. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #92 |
100. hurrah for that guy, did you actually read the article? |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #100 |
133. What does any of that have to do with many thousands of H-1B's |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #133 |
139. The argument goes: |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #100 |
148. Hurrah for everyone else but piss on the hand that feeds. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
13. Increased employment - at McDonalds |
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SurfingScientist (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Tech worker is not equal to tech worker... |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. 'that noting beats a small team of top notch people ' |
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SurfingScientist (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Uh, have no inside-insight into the quality ... |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. but you ARE commenting on it |
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SurfingScientist (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Uh, ardvark, I find that tone a tad abrasive... |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. supporting replacement of American citizens in a depression is also abrasive |
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SurfingScientist (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Ardvark, that's not what i am supporting. |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
67. Mac OS X developers.... |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #67 |
144. Apple has lots and lots of furriners working there |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
62. My husband has been in the IT field for over 25 years |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Well said, and agreed 100%. Because that is what has been happening. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
14. One foreigner employed in the US can lead to creation |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. 'Economics 101 should be required in high schools.' |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Ummmm....You didn't get the memo... |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. One foreigner cost me my job |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
55. Same here. I finally got a job 2 weeks ago after nearly a year unemployed. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Economics is often ideology |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. pretty much sums up the last 17 years - nt |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
30. How so? |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #14 |
38. It's the exact opposite of what you say. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
46. Right. Lunch-truck operator, cleaning lady, ad nauseaum. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
49. So says a lawyer who apparently specializes in outsourcing work for corporations |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
140. He oughta come with a disclaimer. n/t |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
72. If that is your logic... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
17. "H-1B Visas Lead to More U.S. Jobs " |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
21. and I am the Queen of England . nt |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
23. White House says U.S. needs H-1B visas to avoid 'competitive disadvantage' |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
69. Funny how... |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
26. What bullshit |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
28. I am never disappointed by the WSJ. They are convinced we |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
39. Increased complimentary employment... |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
40. Yeah, my ass. n/t |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
42. I assume you've all read the NYT article on this subject? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. "as a group"... nice way to fudge the numbers. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
54. No, they shouldn't be allowed to print "crap" you don't like |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Who, pray tell, is censoring you? |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. Numbers, I've got numbers: (from the "crap" NYT and census bureau): |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. P.s.: who has the highest median US salaries by birth country? Answer below |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. H-1B visa holders are paid less than US counterparts |
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ardvark (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. this is why I say NO BAILOUTS for newspapers |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #45 |
65. Yeah, let'em all go under. Bloggers are SO much more reliable as sources. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. Um. IT is now one of those 'lower paying' jobs. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
59. And notice it's engineers and scientists. |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #42 |
143. Bullshit |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
47. WSJ article bookmarked in my system under "Economic Propaganda" |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
48. On second look, this isn't a news article; it's a LTTE (n/t) |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Yep. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. It's regurgitated Tom Friedman Flat Earth horseshit. eom |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
51. Wow. A blatant display of class bias if ever saw one. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
52. Also leads to wider income disparity between top and bottom. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
60. "Complementary employment" -- at Starbucks |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Yep. America is not going to become some fascist state. |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
61. As noted above, this is a letter from Stuart Anderson, former director of the Cato Institute. n/t |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
68. I'll take "Empty propaganda pieces written by drunk dope-heads for $100, Alex" |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. ....... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
73. it's sick and stupid and jingoistic to oppose these visas |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #73 |
80. Tech Layoffs Surge to 300,000 |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. that's due principally to the economic downturn, not to hiring replacement workers |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. Maybe you should do some reading.... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #87 |
94. most you listed are low wage, service sector jobs |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #94 |
99. They never used to be........ companies are looking for the cheapest! n/t |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #99 |
102. don't blame that on immigrants! weren't your ancestors from another country? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #102 |
105. ..... |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #102 |
136. When all else fails, the race to the bottom crowd always bring up the immigrant card. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #136 |
137. You're absolutely right, Elwood. n/t |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #102 |
142. No one blamed the immigrants... |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. much of this work has been moved offshore.... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #88 |
97. stick to the issue |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #97 |
104. related to the issue... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #104 |
112. offshoring is a different issue; keep the issues separate |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #112 |
116. I say they are related... |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #116 |
129. Of course they are related. |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #112 |
131. That's kind of funny coming from someone who has been posting erroeous info to support |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-15-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #73 |
149. Or to support them either! (link) |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
78. h1-b workers only do the jobs americans don't want to do... |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #78 |
89. Assuming you forgot the .... |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #89 |
114. no, i didn't... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #114 |
117. As someone in the tech field, I see both scenarios as upsetting. n/t |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #114 |
120. no, they are both equally an outrage. |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #120 |
123. then i apologize to everyone on this thread. at least you two... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #123 |
126. No biggie.... |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #123 |
135. No apology needed... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
90. News flash from the WSJ.... fucking promotes virginity! |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. ....... |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #91 |
108. Sticking a lit firecracker up your ass promotes a healthy anus. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #108 |
110. Actually, no I did not....LOL |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
101. When the visas are not being abused that is true |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
125. NO!!!! HATE DEM DAM FURRINERS!!! HATE THEM HATE THEM!!!! |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #125 |
128. What would a thread be without the "resident ass?" |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. Have fun at McD's and Walmart. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #130 |
134. You're a joke. |
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