>I believe you 100%. It's also why when I hear politicians talk about >job creation I know it's just a bunch of hooey since many of them, >regardless of party, are board members and/or major stock holders in >the corporations that have these practices. > >It's also why I live where I do now (not that it's any better here - >it's not). In late 1999 in Seattle, rolling off an SAP contract I'd >been on for 2 1/2 years, the prevailing rate I could get for my next >contract was 33% lower than what I was currently making, because >Microsoft was a leader in hiring H-1B immigrants and had capped their >rate and every other company in the area followed suit. So I looked >out of town. > >Things fluctuate but I wasn't going to swallow a 33% pay cut at that >point in time when I was actually worth more. > >The company I'm contracting for now has a physical jobs board with >paper listings where they post current openings. Every single one (8 - >10 currently) is seeking an H1-B status individual. These are Software >and Electronics Engineering jobs. > >Tom C.
I agree completely though I might frame it differently. Just an alternative way to understand the issue. Few unions are "buy American" any longer. They're more interested in gaining members, even if illegal or low-paid as long as their coffers are filled with dues monies. Few corporations are interested in the American worker. And the gov't does not make it any easier, especially when they do things like they did to Gibson. (My cynicism level is quite high these days.) Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
