http://www.hireamericansfirst.orgMembers of Hire Americans First allege that H-1b, L-1, and PERM constitute undue and unreasonable government interference in the right to practice in their professions(c) 2010, Hire Americans First. All rights reserved.Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:04:46 GMT120[WASHINGTON, DC]- U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced "The H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007" to overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programs to give priority to American workers...The Durbin-Grassley bill would require all employers to pledge that they have made a good-faith effort to hire American workers first... , the employer must first advertise the job opening for 30 days on a Department of Labor (DOL) website. http://durbin.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=271783Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMTRon Hira hits the industry below the belt will irrefutable facts: H-1B and L-1 guest worker visa programs are vital to their offshore outsourcing business model, as U.S. companies rotate employees for knowledge transfer and to shift work overseas... the wages of new H-1B computer workers dropped 16% from $59,708 in 2002 to $50,000 by 2005 in constant 2005 dollars. http://www.informationweek.com/outsourcing/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205601556Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT