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I still think there are plenty of people in this country with strong STEM skills, and if not, then they need to find a way to make that happen. Let's face it, the immigration bill wouldn't bring more talented high-skilled workers here. Those people are already able to come here, or could get sponsors to come here easily. This bill would bring in millions of low-skilled people to compete with the already glutted job market. For politicians, it's a vote grab, and for companies, it's a way to lower wages for all skill levels.
That's right. It's not the H1-B you need to worry about but the W Visa guest worker program.
Those are low skill jobs. The first year will be limited to 20K but that cap will increase each year.
A new labor dept will be formed within the Immigration Dept to deal with these foreign workers.
I do not track the inability of these companies to find American workers to fill certain lesser-skilled positions. What lesser-skilled positions they are talking about?
The servants, housekeepers, nannies and gardeners at the homes of upper management.
A generation or two ago, they employed blacks in those positions. Now that's taboo.
Well Congress has listened to them.
The amnesty bill passed in the Senate doubled the H1-B number and modified it so that there is an automatic percentage increase each year. That hard cap is gone.
There is a new W Visa for low skill workers to come here and legally work. These would be your maids, waitresses and retail workers. These W Visa holders can also bring their spouse and children here.
This is called the guest worker program. Employers will get the added benefit of not having to pay some employer related taxes (FICA) and they don't count towards Obamacare mandates.
This makes me so angry! Every year technology and the global economy claim more jobs, yet these companies complain that there isn't enough talent in this country to compete on a global level. I just don't believe that. What do you think?
They don't give a damn about the American worker because they can pay a foreigner less to do the same job. It's all about greed to them. There is no shortage of decent American workers just a desire to increase their profits with cheap, foreign workers. How can they with a straight face claim otherwise when they continue to lay off American workers by the thousands?
Well Congress has listened to them.
The amnesty bill passed in the Senate doubled the H1-B number and modified it so that there is an automatic percentage increase each year. That hard cap is gone.
There is a new W Visa for low skill workers to come here and legally work. These would be your maids, waitresses and retail workers. These W Visa holders can also bring their spouse and children here.
This is called the guest worker program. Employers will get the added benefit of not having to pay some employer related taxes (FICA) and they don't count towards Obamacare mandates.
I do believe the house of representatives swiftly tosses this bill in the trash can. Of course, thousands of entitled illegals showed up to throw a pity party after the "will of the people" was acknowledged (for once ).
If they are low paying jobs and they have families giving them citizenship will add them to the welfare rolls.
Well said, exactly and the cycle lives on.
I don't know about friends being laid off, but as of recent, their full time hours have been put down to 27 28 hours, imagine that. Wonder why. A lot of businesses right now are making full time employees part-timers.
You cannot make it on part time employment, if this is your only source of income.
WTF happened with jobs, i remember on my tapes of Obama from 2008 and 2009 that there would be jobs a plenty for americans. That is not the case of what happened.
I don't know about friends being laid off, but as of recent, their full time hours have been put down to 27 28 hours, imagine that. Wonder why. A lot of businesses right now are making full time employees part-timers.
You cannot make it on part time employment, if this is your only source of income.
WTF happened with jobs, i remember on my tapes of Obama from 2008 and 2009 that there would be jobs a plenty for americans. That is not the case of what happened.
Obama wanted to transform the country, but unfortunately he came into office during a deep recession and his policies have hurt instead. He should have focused on the economy before creating a new entitlement. He thought he could go down in history with Roosevelt and Johnson, but it was the wrong time.
Obama wanted to transform the country, but unfortunately he came into office during a deep recession and his policies have hurt instead. He should have focused on the economy before creating a new entitlement. He thought he could go down in history with Roosevelt and Johnson, but it was the wrong time.
Economics is not his strongpoint. He's a community activist. Social issues is his forte.
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