AFL-CIO Proposed Reforms for the H1B Program

Alien54 writes "[I first saw this link over on RFN]. The AFL-CIO has announced a series of proposed reforms for the H1B Program. The proposal is very thorough, and covers eight different problem areas of the H1B laws."

Re:Will reducing H-1Bs help?

[Anonymous Coward]

If you were a company and had a lot of lower-paid foreign workers, and then the government stopped letting you hire such workers, what would you do? Hire more highly paid American workers? Or just farm the entire project/department out to a foreign country?

Well, companies that farm out entire projects like that should be on the front page of Slashdot every morning so we can boycott them.

And also

[phorm]

A tendancy to have better english speaking skills than other countries where english is not the primary language.

Welcome to tech support, eh! - phorm

Re:Same with programmers

[Anonymous Coward]

Or Soviet Russia!!

Re:Same with programmers

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey, I have money! What's her number?

I RENOUNCE MY AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP!

[t0qer]

Yes folks, I have realized, as an american citizen I stand NO chance of getting a tech job right now. So I put my plan into action.

I'll renounce my american citizenship, fly to india, marry a native woman (to gain indian citizenship) and change my last name to Ha-beeb. Then, and only then will I apply for an american job under H1B visa laws. AND I'LL GET THE JOB WOOHOO!!! Oh and let's not forget, I'll need to bring 8k with me for that phony CS degree.

Boy will my bosses be surprised when they see toqer Ha-Beeb is really a white dude that speaks perfect english! They might even sponsor me to become an american citizen again! /end satire

Re:I might be ...

[NDPTAL85]

Biotechnology. Genetic engineering. A few bored kids in a garage with a chemistry set discovers the cure for cancer. Thousands rush out to buy their own home chemistry sets. Begin next boom.

Re:Same with programmers

[Anonymous Coward]

Phoenix doesn't have many tech jobs. You can hire illegals to farm and do construction for a lot less than min wage, and there are no gov. taxes to deal with either.

But I think there is a bigger consipracy then you see. All of these hot girls want guys with money. Look at this new show Joe Millionaire. The high-up guys can get any girl just because they have money, and if every other middle class guy is poor or unemployed there is less competition for the few hot girls. Indian/Chinese programmers aren't competing for the same american/european girls that the CEO's would like to get.