http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#36364 What I don't understand is how these employees which are allegedly paid so little when they can manage to survive in cities like Redmond and San Jose. Something doesn't add up here. I don't agree that the number of visas should be increased yearly. The number of visas is not even the problem - it's the due diligence. Companies or "body shops" are not being vetted, there is no strict accountability process through which DHS or USCIS or some other arm I don't know which, can run checks on whether or not each job advertised has gone through at least 10 or 20 Americans before they hire a foreigner, or if the wage being paid IS the prevailing wage (the foreign worker can check and complain and NOT be threatened with a lawsuit or worse, getting fired). If we can tighten these areas up, I don't think a limit even needs to be imposed. Decreasing/increasing visa limits is just drugging up a tumor that is growing more malignant by the year.... 36364@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32926 The below question was posted on a forum for people waiting to hear about their H1 Applications. I dont have any proof of its authenticity but it is shocking. People are abusing the H-1B Visa.They embarass the entire Indian Community.Something should be done to stop this.I wish I knew who to approach. ------------------------------- Hi, me and my wife applied to h1 through 5 consultants. only 3 of my were selected and 4 for my wife. is this ok or do we have to get all applications selected to get visa? my is pregnant from last 2 months so we dont want to come to us this year can we come nex year? if we dont use visa does it can be transferred to my sister ? please help if you know ----------------------------------... 32926@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32757 I've seen companies use H1-B employees as indentured servants: underpaid, overworked and threatened with deportation if they ask for too much money. It also depresses US citizen's salaries. Increasing the cap is good for US corporations and bad for US workers.... 32757@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32758 Our current and future success will rest on our ability to identify and utilize top quality talent and ideas. If that talent comes from abroad, bring them in and make them part of the system. We've always respected and, as a society, benefited from hard work, and this is no different.... 32758@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32778 I think it is important to distinguish people educated in this country and educated outside. All the innovations people talk about come are driven by people educated in this country may be foreign or native born. In this scenario, they should give first preference to people educated here in H1-B VISA than educated abroad and come here to work and lower our Salaries.... 32778@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32782 International student should approach all university head and request them to pass resolution that the university admissions will be affected next year. Because graduate from american universities are equal to student from any small ill equipped college.Then what is the use of taking edu in america.... 32782@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32794 weaver "" The total of temporay resident postgraduates from American colleges in 2005, was 90,944 — well under the 120,120 visa EB green card program. The H-1B visa should be renamed to the H-1BondedServitude visa." 90400- Graduates are just graduates 120,120 - EB green card ...includes Graduates , their families , and other workers and their families who are not Graduates from American Universities.... 32794@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32689 Pass this thing immediately. I'm seeing too much talent returning home every year, just because of these limits. This bill is absolutely critical to USA competitiveness, and the quotas are a major strategic liability for us. Stop the brain drain now.... 32689@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32691 We must dramatically increase the H1-B cap. We must also make it easier for foreign-born highly skilled workers to start their own companies in the U.S. I am not afraid of an immigrant taking my job. I'm afraid of not being able to find a job because the next Google is in Europe instead of America. They're already here. They want to stay and help build companies. But they can't. So they'll do it somewhere else and the federal government will lose out on all of that tax revenue. I'm sure Europe, China, India and Canada will love it.... 32691@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32692 The H1-B visa program should be eliminated. Look at the number of people who are not H1-B visa holders who have been hired by Microsoft and the other big Silicon Valley companies. The numbers are quite small. The excuse that local talent can not be found is false. The fact that local talent won't work for peanuts is the whole reason for the request to lift the visa quota. These companies are selling out America to maximize their bottom lines by not hiring Americans. Do some research and you will see that the whole H1-B visa system is a scam.... 32692@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32684 A lot of US employers need to start hiring and training US workers. US companies suffer because they forgot they were US companies.... 32684@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32685 Competitive with what? Countries where workers make 1/5 to 1/10 less than the USA? It is impossible to be competitive with economies that have significantly lower wage and living costs. We should stop importing and educating foreign people. Instead, invest in and train AMERICANS! I would like to see the whole H1B program eliminated.... 32685@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32693 I believe that US companies should pay higher prices for IT workers. No more H1-Bs. IT can be difficult work. For example, I pay my lawyer $250/hr to do simple tasks. Why can't difficult IT jobs also pay similar wages. Higher wages will incentivize "retired" workers to come back into the profession and fill our schools again. Also, if companies cannot afford those wages, their business models are probably poor to begin with.... 32693@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32687 I know Silicon Valley is not going to change its location...however its innovativeness and inventions might be overtaken by some new place other than Silicon Valley. The thing is the US need to take the best one...not based on lottery.... 32687@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32688 Time to life the cap, lawmakers. Pass this thing today!... 32688@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32697 Because of the reduction in H1B visa's we had to leave the United States and build MindValley, our Internet startup in another country. Both founders lived in the US for 10 years but since we are German and Malaysian we had to pack up our bags and go. Don't worry, MindValley is thriving but the US won't if they don't succeed in winning the war on talent.... 32697@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32699 The aggregate NCES education and BLS employment figures do not support a shortage in skilled personnel. Prior to 2000, American degree production for citizens/permanent residents and employment growth for college grads were relative. The delta between college degrees and American colleges degreed employment was a shortfall 2,061,405 jobs in 2006. Meanwhile, 1,558,272 initial and continuing employment approval were granted to H-1B non-immigrants 2000-2005. The BLS Unemployment level of College Graduates went from a low of 559,000 in 2001, to an all time high of 1,221,000 in 2004. The total of temporay resident postgraduates from American colleges in 2005, was 90,944 — well under the 120,120 visa EB green card program. The H-1B visa should be renamed to the H-1BondedServitude visa.... 32699@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32701 At the very least, the Fed should make it easy for graduates of US schools to stay and work in country. The taxpayers paid for their education in grad school, so this country should profit from their skills.... 32701@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32703 This needs passed ASAP, with another increase soon. It is foolish to think that this somehow hurts our citizens who have every opportunity in the world to succeed. Any foreign person skilled enough to be desired by top US companies, and wants to educate his children and pay a ton of taxes to America is just as American than the guy with opportunities throughout his life that couldn't cut it.... 32703@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32704 Our strength is our people, and we have attracted the world's best and brighest for a long time. To turn them away for misguided political ends is to bite the hand that feeds us. Lift the cap!... 32704@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32708 How about separating the visa for students who graduate from US from the regular H1B. The students category need to be unlimited. The other category of H1B may need to be increased by about 50% and capped there for another 5 years.... 32708@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32710 I agree with this bill. As a US citizen working and living in Switzerland I have seen many highly skilled US educated foreigners trying to work in the US with no avail. After world war 2, many US industries were jump started and/or greatly improved by either hiring European and Asian scientist or by acquiring their research. The US must leverage it ability to attract top talent by providing these people with jobs in our country. Of course their will always be abuse of such things but we cannot forget that one key US strength has been our ability to attract a wide variety of highly skilled talent in many industries. Coupled with our vast wealth, there is no reason that the US should not be able to maintain is technological lead for the foreseeable future. However, shutting skilled foreigners out is defiantly counter productive.... 32710@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32711 We need it desperately. It's better late than never. To curb abuse, govt should increase the master's quota cap.... 32711@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32715 I come from Europe and I am graduating right now with an MBA degree with a US top bussiness school. I got 3 job offers in the US and Europe, including my home country. The European offers were higher than US ones. The offered salary is at least double of US average. I wanted to contribute to US economy and I don't need to do it for money. Now my future depends on LOTTERY.... 32715@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1930.html#32725 I believe that US has to start educating Americans to fulfill their needs unlike blaming immigrants for the faults of the system and unemployment. Why is the primary and secondary education system not proving sufficient graduates in STEM degrees? For every H1B worker hired US companies bring in 4 more American worked to support. What if countries like China and Russia attract these highly skilled foreign graduates from US universities? I believe that US is going to be the world's super power as long as it is a super power in science and technology. If this is what US wants then this is where the current congress's immigration policies are heading.... 32725@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT