That is the stated purpose behind the H1B program. It is really because
the H1B labor cost is so much lower than those of americans. At a
contract gig with Bell South, they were able to get H1Bs for one third
of my rate. When they did the layoffs they kept the H1Bs and got rid of
the americans. Thats my vent for today...
Kenneth W Hansen wrote:
> I don't know what the reasoning is, but it's certainly NOT because they
> can't find Americans to do the work.
>
> */td376 <td376@mail.anonymizer.com>/* wrote:
>
> Also, all of the H1Bs that are overhere working because companies
> cannot
> find americans to do the IT work.
>
> Steven Buehler wrote:
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> > Thomas A. Ufer wrote:
> >
> > |Unfortunately, this is very true.
> >
> > Unfortunately because of the glut in IT over the past half-decade,
> > system admins are now literally "a dime a dozen."
> >
> > That doesn't include the major influx of IT folks into the job
> market
> > due to layoffs.
>
> --
> Jan Mason
> td376@mail.anonymizer.com
-- Jan Mason td376@mail.anonymizer.com
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