Donald Trump, zingers and all, emerges as sharp H-1B critic

[djean111]

24. Here is one - I applied for an IT position at a large company where I had referrals

within the company, and was perfectly qualified. My phone interview was great. My in person interview was great. In fact, I found out I had made it through the three stages - interview with supervisor, then he called his manager in, then manager's boss came in. Three hours. Glowing reviews next day from the supervisor, unsolicited, to friends who worked there, and with whom I had worked with at other companies.
Two days later - all were informed that they were hiring an H-1B worker. And then one of my friends had to train him in things I already had demonstrated that I know how to do.

Evidently my entire interview was just for legal purposes. Heard about the same tactics from colleagues. There is a clip floating around here that shows company HR reps being instructed on how to skirt the rules in place about that totally bogus directive to make sure there is no American citizen who is qualified.

You know, I doubt that displaced IT workers are some big voting bloc that must be catered or campaigned to. I would think it best to just accept that H-1B visas have adversely affected their ability to earn a decent living, and not try and marginalize their experiences or attempt to explain them away. That is very condescending and off-putting.

Also, I am not a one-issue voter, and expressing a desire to INCREASE H-1B visas is just one thing on my list of things I consider negatives.