--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 09:20 AM 3/7/2004 -0000 Jan Coffey wrote: > >Why are so many of the best educated computer scientists in the bay > >area out of work any yet at every office where I know someone not > >unemployed, they are hiering people on H1 visas? Whole devisions are > >being layed off and those who are left say that they jobs are going > >to India. They are not even giving people a chance to relocate, > > Well, Federal Unemployment benefits give you at least a couple of months, > and if you are willing to relocate, the greater DC-Baltimore Metro area > currently has an unemployment rate of >3%. > > Ultimately it is worth noting that since the tech bubble was centered in > the Bay Area, naturally the Bay Area is going to suffer a lot of job > losses. There were a lot of people employed on some pretty irrational > business ventures - like selling pet food over the Internet during the > bubble years, and those jobs are never going back. > > What we are seeing right now is the economy going through the sometimes > painful process of redistributing and reallocating its labor force.
Yes, but that does not make it right for companies to hire forign workers when there are perfectly qualified americans available for the job. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
