[ale] H1B -- What To Do
cfowler
cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
Tue Jul 9 15:30:16 EDT 2002
So much for America in "Bank of America"
On Tue, 2002-07-09 at 15:21, Bob Evans wrote:
> I can only deal with this situation based on my
> personal knowledge, and what I've researched. I'm
> convinced that there never WAS a shortage of skilled
> IT professionals in this country. That myth was spread
> by the ITAA, to give the H1B legislation an excuse.
> Cheap labor was all that the corporations behind the
> ITAA wanted.
>
> I've been playing this game for more than 20 years.
> I've kept current with programming technology. I think
> I'm marketable.
>
> But I can't compete with people who work for a third
> of what I make. I was part of a group of 70 British &
> American programmers who were benched in favor of a
> pair of Indian body shops.
>
> I've trained my replacements. They were average - no
> more, no less. I DO feel for them, because they are
> indentured servants to corporations that sponsor them.
>
>
>
>
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