BusinessWeek exposes how Industry really uses H-1b workers

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Tuesday February 05, 2008 · 8:55 AM PST

2008/02/05 · 08:55

The 1/31/08 BusinessWeek article "Are H-1B Workers Getting Bilked?" exposes how H-1b are being used by Indian consulting firms to bring in cheap labor, driving American consulting firms out of business, and displacing highly-skilled U.S. workers. Four of the top five users of H-1b are Indian consulting firms.

If you have been displaced or harmed by the H-1b program, please submit your story at www.HireAmericansFirst.org

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Does transferring U.S. jobs and technology to India help U.S. global competitiveness

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Does transferring U.S. jobs and technology to India help U.S. global competitiveness

YES! I think if the USA transferred every manufacturing and service job to India and China, we would again be an economic superpower!

10 votes

NO! Congress needs to reform the H-1b program so that is not a tool for displacing American workers and offshoring U.S. jobs and technology

59 votes

Oppose U.S. software jobs being filled by H-1b/L-1 foreign workers

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Monday January 21, 2008 · 8:09 AM PST

2008/01/21 · 08:09

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.

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Should Americans be given first priority for American jobs?

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Should Americans be given first priority for American jobs?

Yes - H-1b should only be granted after employer demonstrates that no qualified Americans are available

96 votes

No - employers should be able to hire whoever they wish - including their friends and relatives from overseas - regardless of whether Americans need these jobs

29 votes

I will join www.HireAmericansFirst.org today

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Sign Letter opposing IEEE-USA's call for green card expansion

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Sunday October 14, 2007 · 1:59 PM PDT

2007/10/14 · 13:59

Please sign Programmers Guild letter to Congress opposing expansion of employment-based green cards here: PROGRAMMERS GUILD PETITION

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Should Congress expand the green card program and eliminate the current requirement to first try to fill jobs with Americans?

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Should Congress expand the green card program and eliminate the current requirement to first try to fill jobs with Americans?

YES - U.S. Citizenship should not give any preference for American Jobs

859 votes

NO - IEEE-USA is not representing American Tech workers, and Congress should not expand the green card program

206 votes

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

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Tuesday June 05, 2007 · 9:30 PM PDT

2007/06/05 · 21:30

On June 4th Governor Schwarzenegger sent a LETTER TO THE U.S. SENATE indicating his support for an H-1b quota increase and reduced administrative hassles - e.g., attempting to first recruit qualified Americans.

On June 6th by 10am the Programmers Guild will hand-deliver this objection to his office.

You may phone GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER'S office at: 916-445-2841

Has Governor Schwarzenegger violated his campaign pledge to not bow to special interests

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Has Governor Schwarzenegger violated his campaign pledge to not bow to special interests

NO: CEOs and Indian consulting firms are not "special interests." they are "the People"

19 votes

YES: He needs to redo his cabinet - he is getting bad advice

30 votes

Oracle opposes $1200 annual H-1b fee for $15,000 scholarships to American engineering students

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Tuesday May 29, 2007 · 10:10 PM PDT

2007/05/29 · 22:10

Among the provisions of the H-1b immigration reform is a fee of less than $1200 on each H-1b, that would be used to fund NSF scholarships for American college students. Oracle is opposed to the fee, calling it "onerous."

PLEASE VISIT PROGRAMMERS GUILD BLOG FOR ARTICLE REFERENCES.

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Do you support an added fee on H-1b to fund scholarships for American students?

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Do you support an added fee on H-1b to fund scholarships for American students?

YES - It's a reasonable fee and worthy goal - and Ellison is a cheapskate

57 votes

NO - It is an onerous burden on the employers who hire H-1b rather than U.S. workers

11 votes

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

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Thursday May 17, 2007 · 8:46 PM PDT

2007/05/17 · 20:46

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

However, back in September 2006, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a top user of H-1b within the U.S. admitted to substantially underpaying their H-1b workers, citing that underpayment as their "competitive advantage."

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AMNESTY VOTE SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY! Tomorrow please take 5 minutes and make two phone calls to your Senators, voicing your:

opposition to Amnesty and H-1b visa increases

Support for the Durbin/Grassley H-1b protections for American workers

Request to speak with your Senator and the operator will route your call: Senate Switchboard: 202-224-3121

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Does the evidence show that Indian bodyshops abuse the H-1b by paying their Indian workers below market wages?

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Does the evidence show that Indian bodyshops abuse the H-1b by paying their Indian workers below market wages?

YES, Clearly India and NASSCOM are lying to Congress, and Congress has a duty to stem this abuse

39 votes

NO, CEOs and Lobbyists are honest people - if they were abusing H-1b, then they would admit it

15 votes

Programmers Guild response to Compete America rebuff of Durbin/Grassley H-1b inquiry

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Monday May 14, 2007 · 8:38 PM PDT

2007/05/14 · 20:38

Senators Durbin and Grassley have sent a letter to nine H-1b users inquiring about their usage. In that AP article, Compete America counters that H-1b "abuse is the exception rather than the rule." The Programmers Guild rebuts, explaining why H-1b abuse is pervasive.

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Do you agree with Compete America that H-1b abuse is the exception rather than the rule

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Do you agree with Compete America that H-1b abuse is the exception rather than the rule

Yes, Compete America represents honest American companies like Microsoft and Oracle - why would they lie?

18 votes

No, in my experience or observation H-1b is displacing or otherwise harming qualified American tech workers

70 votes

The Gutierrez-Flake STRIVE Act would open U.S. tech jobs to unlimited applicants from any country

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Sunday April 22, 2007 · 2:16 PM PDT

2007/04/22 · 14:16

The Gutierrez-Flake STRIVE Act would exempt from the H-1b cap anyone in any country with a master’s and higher degree in science, technology, engineering and math - obtained at any school anywhere in the world. This would open every tech job in the U.S. to upwards of one million people around the world, desperate to make any sacrifice to become a U.S. citizen, and undermining the careers of U.S. tech workers within the stagnant 3.5 million job sector.

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Should Congress expand the H-1b cap without adding a provision that gives qualified Americans hiring preference for U.S. jobs?

96 votes Vote Now!

Should Congress expand the H-1b cap without adding a provision that gives qualified Americans hiring preference for U.S. jobs?

Yes, Americans should have preference for U.S. jobs - H-1b should only be hired if no qualified Americans are available

74 votes

No, this is a global economy and employers should not be restricted by artificial nation boundaries and quotas

22 votes

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