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India now denies their prior admission that they abuse H-1b by paying way...

On the May 18, 2007 edition of CNN's "India 360: Indian IT troubles for US," Indian companies categorically deny that they use the H-1b to hire Indians at wages below what Americans earn: Two American...

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Oracle opposes $1200 annual H-1b fee to provide $15,000 scholarships to...

As reported by the New York Times on May 27, 2007:Senator Bernard Sanders, independent of Vermont, won adoption of an amendment that would increase the fee charged to employers for such a visa, known...

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Senators Cantwell, Cornyn, Leahy and Hatch declare war on American tech workers

Amendment #1249 to the comprehensive immigration bill, sponsored by Senators Cantwell, Cornyn, Leahy and Hatch, is a declaration of war on American tech workers. Their bill would:Authorize employers to...

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Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger objecting to his support for an H-1b increase

(Hand-delivered to Governor’s office June 6, 2007)June 5, 2007Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, (916-445-2841)Among your key campaign promises was that you would represent the People of California rather...

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Patni Computer Systems H-1b settlement fails to compensate American Worker...

As reported by AHN Media Corp: Patni Computer Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $2.4 million in back wages as part of a settlement with government authorities who claim the company underpaid employees...

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Immigration attorney Philip Boyle argues that H-1b puts upward pressure on...

In his commentary "In My Turn: Immigration reform -- Vermont style," immigration attorney Philip Boyle make the outrageous claim that the H-1b program actually increases the wages of U.S. software...

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YouTube-Gate: Cohen & Grigsby train how to NOT hire qualified Americans

For those under age 40, "YouTube-Gate" is a twist on the Watergate scandal that brought down President Nixon. Our objective is that Congress end these H-1b, PERM, and related employment-based...

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Microsoft, Oracle, and Google demand that H-1b remain a source of cheap labor

Microsoft, Oracle, and Google are lobbying the Senate for an increase in the H-1b visa quota, arguing that they have thousands of job openings that they cannot fill with Americans. But is that the true...

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NASSCOM's claim that only "small Indian companies" abuse H-1b visa is absurd

Last month U.S. Senators Durbin and Grassley wrote a letter to nine of the top Indian outsourcers regarding their use of H-1b, such as their wages, age of workers, number of U.S. citizens on staff, and...

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Microsoft propaganda falsely cites H-1b restrictions as basis for their...

The media has been buzzing with articles making claims like this in e-Commerce News - Microsoft Steps Across Border to Sidestep Immigration RulesMicrosoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will open a software...

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Yappy Headed YOH wage study is flawed again

As reported by InformationWeek, Yoh has prepared a press release that again proclaims that tech workers are being paid "near record wages."First Yoh unethically downplays that these wages are only...

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Cisco working with government to open 300 vocational training centers - in...

U.S. corporations argue for more H-1b workers in order to help America's "Global Competitiveness." So where is the outrage when U.S. corporations act contrary to U.S. interests?Cisco is a large user of...

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China's President vows computerized armed forces to win IT-based warfare

IDG News Service reports that China's president Hu Jintao intends to "build strong armed forces through science and technology."Hu explained, "To attain the strategic objective of building computerized...

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Ten questions for those who believe H-1B is about a shortage of American workers

James Murphy raises ten questions for those who believe the H-1B is about a shortage of Americans to do the job:1) If corporations get all the H-1Bs and green cards they want, can the long term...

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Congress set to triple the H-1b quota in HR 4065!

Author Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI] represents HR 4065 as "To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security, and for other...

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Bias against American tech workers by Dan Miller and Juliana Barbassa

Eight firms used 87% of all H-1b applications in 2006 Harrisburg, PA – and all eight are owned and managed by Indian immigrants, with average salary around $45,000Dear Dan Miller and Juliana...

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Lou Dobbs challenges Bill Gates to debate H-1b visa

Bill Gates has asked Congress for an "unlimited number" of H-1b visas. Watch Lou Dobbs ask Gates to discuss the matter. (We suspect that Gates will decline this opportunity to explain to the world his...

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Gary Scholten, CIO at Principal Financial Group Inc., pays H-1b programmers...

As reported in ComputerWorld: "National tech policy battle plays out in Iowa as caucus nears":"Gary Scholten, a senior vice president and CIO at Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, . . . related...

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NFAP's Stuart Anderson's dishonest use of H-1b statistics

According to a December 16, 2007 article in The Hindu Business Line, NFAP Executive Director Stuart Anderson has released a "study" titled "The impact of high-skill immigration restrictions on...

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Programmers Guild presents at Sloan West Coast Program on Science and...

On Friday January 18, 2008 Kim Berry represented the "perspective of the U.S. worker" at the Sloan West Coast Program on Science and Engineering Workers, held at UC Davis. PowerPoints of the presenters...

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