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 08:06:34 GMT120Congressman Jared Polis has proposed a start-up visa to entice "foreigners with good ideas" to stay in the US. The issue has been gathering steam in Silicon Valley where half of all tech company founders are immigrants, according to Duke University research. "Every day the American economy is losing ground - not to mention high-tech jobs and technologies - to India and China because foreign-born entrepreneurs cannot secure a visa to stay in the US," he said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8417510.stmThu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTFor decades, the typical college graduate's wage rose well above inflation. But no longer. In the economic expansion that began in 2001 and now appears to be ending, the inflation-adjusted wages of the majority of U.S. workers didn't grow, even among those who went to college. The government's statistical snapshots show the typical weekly salary of a worker with a bachelor's degree, adjusted for inflation, didn't rise last year from 2006 and was 1.7% below the 2001 level.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121623686919059307.htmlFri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT"The H-1B program is good for California and good for the country," wrote San Francisco Chronicle in an editorial today. Speaking out against the provision of the stimulus bill that blocks H-1B hiring by companies which have received federal money.... http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=2929244&uart=2&uarc=ratCntrlThu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTEmployer" posted 22 with $138.00 paid for one project. Insulting is not the half of it. When I turned this creep down, he started spamming me with nastygrams and snide jabs like this one "well, i'm sure you have excellent skills, but in this usa economy, we only use overseas talent at $12 - $15 per hour" Company name (likely phony) Coltor Designs you will need: PERL skills (must have ADVANCED PERL) we will pay $500.00 to $1000.00 hotmail chat preferred webpros1@hotmail.com or yahoo jakegahttp://Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTI will be writing a series of articles in blogs and in columns through various publications regarding the rapidly unfolding events pertaining to the seriousness of the H-1B non immigrant worker and its effects on undercutting competitive US wages. http://www.moraetes.com/blogTue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTUSCIS has released it long awaited study of H-1B fraud. Findings indicate an over all fraud of 21%. Computer related professions the most popular category had a fraud rate of 27%. http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=leg_update101408#4Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTYahoo Hotjobs has a list of jobs that would be difficult to outsource. So if your vocation is not on the list below, too bad, there must be something wrong with you. You probably need more retraining... Jobs That Are Here to Stay Here are nine jobs that are not likely to be shipped oceans away (source: U.S. Department of Labor): Dental Assistant Pharmacy Technician Fitness Professional Teacher Aide Auto Repair Technician Pet Groomer Plumber Veterinary Assistant Electricianhttp://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-no_outsourcing_here_10_jobs_that_are_staying_put-587Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTKaren Trevaski worked at Chrylser LLC's technical center in Auburn Hills, Mich., until she was laid off two weeks ago along with 119 other employees. But Trevaski claims that foreign workers with H-1B visas remain on the job at Chrysler, using software systems similar to the one she used to design automotive parts. United Auto Workers Local 412, which represents the laid-off tech workers, is considering whether it should file a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9063099Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTArticle exposes how State Farm laid off U.S. software professionals then outsourced the work to Indian consulting firm Patni. Patni then paid the Indian developers on H-1b as low as $12 per hour, and required extensive overtime in other to meet their promised salary of $44,000. The Programmers Guild blog has additional analysis: http://programmersguild.blogspot.com/2008/02/businessweek-exposes-how-industry.html http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_06/b4070057782750.htmThu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT(See the discussion thread) New organization www.HireAmericansFirst.org is gearing up to oppose Industry efforts to increase the H-1b visa cap in 2008, and to educate Congress on the harm caused by the H-1b program. Please join us. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/21/105133/863Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe article talks about a survey put out by EDN magazine asking the following questions: 1) I am working on an H1-B visa, and it has been a fantastic opportunity”; “I believe that we are short on qualified engineers in the United States, and I support the idea of increasing the number of H1-B visas 2) My career was harmed when I lost an opportunity to another engineer that was a part of the H1-B program.http://www.edn.com/article/CA6491148.htmlThu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT[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 GMT[Robert Hoffman, VP for government and public affairs at Oracle (ORCL) and spokesman for Compete America] says that a requirement for U.S. companies to try to hire American workers first doesn't make sense. A requirement to hire Americans first would present particular problems for Indian outsourcing companies that operate in the U.S. Wipro (WIT) and Infosys Technologies (INFY) are among the most active users of H-1B visas, typically to bring Indian employees to work in their U.S. operations....http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/mar2007/db20070326_868213.htmTue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMTFive years ago, some unemployed IT workers in Connecticut formed an advocacy group to fight against the H-1B and L-1 visa programs. And the group, called The Organization for the Rights of American Workers (TORAW), was successful in getting visa-reform legislation introduced in Congress. But now TORAW is disbanding, according to John Bauman, president of the Meriden, Conn.-based group. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9053947&intsrc=hm_listFri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTIt’s not as easy as it sounds. CV (resume) experience is only of limited use here, because great programmers don’t always have the “official” experience to demonstrate that they’re great. In fact, a lot of that CV experience can be misleading. Yet there are a number of subtle cues that you can get, even from the CV, to figure out whether someone’s a great programmer. http://www.inter-sections.net/2007/11/13/how-to-recognise-a-good-programmer/Sun, 13 Jan 2008 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