It's all about lower salaries. We don't need third-world programmers here, but we get them because they're cheap.
As we speak, someone's trying to figure out how to turn migrant Mexican farm workers into programmers for the least possible amount of money. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071029/ap_on_bi_ge/high_tech_squeeze > > >The green card application system is akin to > "indentured servitude," said Kim Berry, president of > the >Programmers' Guild, a group that opposes > current work visa laws. "It takes years for the > green card >sponsorship to happen, and they can't > leave, can't ask for a raise unless they want to > lose their place >in line." > > So why should the tech companies, and others, hire > American workers when they can jerk these people > around for years at lower salaries? I guess it > shows that it's not the availability, but the price > and control of workers that causes companies to > bring in outside help. > > Or, could it be that our school system is too busy > making the students feel good about themselves > rather than actually teaching them anything useful? > > It's a puzzlement! > > -- > Larry Miller > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/mixed > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > message/rfc822 > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
