[ale] OT: Response to the State of the Union

[cfowler]

Is there anyone on this list that feels they have been wronged by the
H1-B policy?


On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 15:40, Benjamin Scherrey wrote:
> Geez - you can't go begging people not to start a "wild thread" and then go spewing crap like that 
> on this list. We've already been through all this and I've documented that most of your beliefs about 
> what's wrong with H1B is complete crap (and I'll wager to say I have more experience with H1B 
> and other worker immigration issues than anyone on this list and from many different angles 
> including being replaced by far cheaper and less capable [er.. incapable?] foreign workers). 
> Anyone who spends half an hour actually investigating how it works knows it. Stop spewing your 
> protectionist, statist (, and verging on racist) nonsense on here if you don't want to hear a contrary 
> response to it. 
> 
> 	Take it somewhere else...
> 
> 		Ben Scherrey
> 
> PS: If you want a blatent equal-treatment issue how about the current proposals to allow illegal 
> foreigners to get state issued drivers licenses whereas us citizens are now obligated to provide 
> finger prints and social security numbers in complete disregard to federal regulations prohibiting 
> SSNs as a form of identification?
> 
> 1/29/2003 2:06:31 PM, cfowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
> 
> ><BEGGING>Do not run with this and start a wild thread</BEGGING>
> >
> >I wrote a very long letter to Bush in regards to his speech last night. 
> >I include a topic of H1-B.  I'm sending you my comments so you can
> >coninue this by sending our people on Capitol Hill emails and snail
> >mails.  I send him this long letter via email and followed up with a
> >snail mailed copy.
> >
> >Here is what I wrote:
> >H1B:
> >
> >Man is this a sore subject when it comes to the tech industry.  I don't
> >have to elaborate but I hear many times a week when someone has been
> >laid off and H1-B's still exist.  This could be fact or fiction but a
> >question must be answered:
> >
> >"If *any* American IT workers are looking for jobs, Why do we allow
> >H1-B's to stay in America?"
> >
> >It goes back to America needs to help Americans and that includes
> >everyone.  You, CEO's, employees, and anyone else who dare calls them
> >self American.  To me it is treason against your fellow American when
> >you provide a job to a immigrant when there is an American standing in
> >line for that job.  Would you not agree?  
> >
> >Bottom line:  From today until further notice,  The H1-B program is
> >suspended and all H1-B visas are revoked until unemployment levels go
> >back down to an acceptable level of 0.0001%.  Makes since does it not.
> >
> >
> >Please run with the ball and start the letters flowing out.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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