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MannyGoldstein

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Reply to Recursion (Reply #21)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 11:54 AM

Aug 2015

Do we have reason to believe it's any better today?

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Donald Trump, zingers and all, emerges as sharp H-1B critic [View all] Recursion Aug 2015 OP

It is a very interesting fracture line indeed. arcane1 Aug 2015 #1

The "hire US workers first" is riddled with easy to exploit loopholes strategery blunder Aug 2015 #2

The prevailing wage rules are hard to enforce too Recursion Aug 2015 #3

Re unemployment in IT strategery blunder Aug 2015 #4

It may be a generational thing; my Bachelor's was in liberal arts Recursion Aug 2015 #6

That wouldn't surprise me strategery blunder Aug 2015 #7

There's still 2.5 million people working in IT Recursion Aug 2015 #8

Most H1B visa holders transitioned from student visas. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #42

And who paid the tuition? strategery blunder Aug 2015 #43

Mom and dad. They paid out of state tuition too, which makes colleges happy. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #44

But the IT industry is a lot more heavy with contract jobs than permanent ones today... cascadiance Aug 2015 #11

And that's the fault line I mentioned Recursion Aug 2015 #13

Democratic voters are NOT "slightly in favor of the TPP" brentspeak Aug 2015 #22

You can disparage polling organizations all you want. Are there ANY polls showing that Democratic pampango Aug 2015 #25

You don't give up, do you? brentspeak Aug 2015 #27

And you never post a poll that shows Democrats are anti-TPP as you claim. Though you are pampango Aug 2015 #29

it is not that you can hire H1B's if they are cheaper, it is supposed to be hollysmom Aug 2015 #14

PERM Fake Job Ads defraud Americans to secure green cards FrodosPet Aug 2015 #5

We will just end up pay the H-1Bs higher wages. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2015 #9

Why would they need to hire H-1B's if they had to pay them the same? n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #10

The perception is they're "better" in addition to being cheaper Recursion Aug 2015 #12

That perception would be false.. I think most of their top 5% probably stays there... cascadiance Aug 2015 #15

two reasons 1) econ 101 more supply, lower wage for all, and 2) They're indentured nt HFRN Aug 2015 #35

I do hope that this does not mean we Democrats will now be expected to be FOR H-1B visas. djean111 Aug 2015 #16

Are you saying you are for zero H-1B visas being issued? Recursion Aug 2015 #17

The program needs to be scaled back and policed for abuse davidn3600 Aug 2015 #18

I am saying that anyone who is on record as saying H-1B visas need to be increased - no vote. djean111 Aug 2015 #19

How have you observed it being abused? Recursion Aug 2015 #21

Your "play dumb about H1-B abuse" posting approach is sort of funny brentspeak Aug 2015 #23

'It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his HFRN Aug 2015 #32

Here is one - I applied for an IT position at a large company where I had referrals djean111 Aug 2015 #24

A little old, but... MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #26

H Clinton on H-1b visas HFRN Aug 2015 #31

Bernie Sanders on H-1b visa HFRN Aug 2015 #33

+100 n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #46

and I can't find anything about Martin O'Malley on H-1b visa HFRN Aug 2015 #34

Other than eliminating the corporate tax and promoting right-to-work laws, Trump's economic policy pampango Aug 2015 #20

Is it the H1, H2's or the L1, L2's that are causing the damage? One_Life_To_Give Aug 2015 #28

why can't this party ('of working people') talk honestly about H-1b visa? HFRN Aug 2015 #30

I have the same question Recursion Aug 2015 #36

Great - can you tell me O'Malley's position on H-1b visa? nt HFRN Aug 2015 #37

I cannot. He has not spoken about it. Recursion Aug 2015 #38

'I think he disagrees with me on this particular question' HFRN Aug 2015 #39

I think we need to reduce our H1-B numbers by about 25% Recursion Aug 2015 #40

'I think O'Malley wants to reduce them by about 50%.' HFRN Aug 2015 #41

This "honest talk" should encompass the effect of all labor immigration. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #45