Yeah, all of this was breaking this afternoon on major media outlets. Geeks are way ahead of the curve on this stuff so don't just assume the press is ignoring it. They may just not know.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 6/27/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">matti</b> <<a href="mailto:mathew_2000@yahoo.com">mathew_2000@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>Hi,<br><br>> Which convention was this at? Might there<br>> be any indication as to which companies had attendees?<br><br>I understood the presentation was given at<br>one of the numerous "conventions" the
<br>law firm gives<br><a href="http://www.cohenlaw.com/news-events.html">http://www.cohenlaw.com/news-events.html</a><br><br>oh here it is, this was from the MAY immigration law<br>seminar... (taken down since then.. ) see
<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMeSTlNLNkw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMeSTlNLNkw</a><br><br>I'm looking for more.. would love to see ALL<br>the videos on this...<br><br>hint: Google:<br>may immigration law seminar cohen
<br>[ I'm still digging thru the links..<br><br>> Either<br>> there's a conspiracy to keep this concealed, or major media outlets<br>> don't care.<br><br>well, due to the immigration discussions,<br>this topic is getting attention.. this was ON CNN...
<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsp2V3ifZjM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsp2V3ifZjM</a><br><br>> I worked for a very small startup, and eventually had to 'follow<br>> suit'<br>> with the evolution of their business model by remotely
<br>> interviewing/hiring/training/managing a team of offshore developers<br>> to<br>> replace me (and my colleagues) for a matter of pesos.<br><br>WAIT!!<br><br>This is NOT about Offshoring.<br><br>This is about bringing Offshore workers ONSHORE...
<br>AND paying them LESS!<br><br>It is about the immigration reforms and the attempts<br>of Bill Gates and the likes of having UNRESTRICTED<br>numbers of immigrant white collar workers come to<br>the USA and work for LESS.
<br><br>PLEASE see the various videos here:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/programmersguild">http://www.youtube.com/programmersguild</a><br><br>Yeah, I know Lou Dobbs can be a bit of a<br>firebrand.. but I think there are some very
<br>important issues going on here.<br><br>In particular we should be supporting better<br>regulations (laws) on this to stop the<br>abuse of this.<br><br>According to stats, the indian consulting firms<br>are using 70% of the h1b visa slots..
<br><br>why should students major in science/math?<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL_fTICwFCA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL_fTICwFCA</a><br><br>****<br>in particular NOTE (starting at 2:40min into the video)
<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPZZ5GisyWE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPZZ5GisyWE</a><br>****<br><br>sen Durbin, Grassly<br>have introduce S. 1035<br><a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1035.html">
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1035.html</a><br><br><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.1035">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.1035</a>:<br><br><a href="http://www.senate.gov/~durbin/media.cfm">
http://www.senate.gov/~durbin/media.cfm</a><br><br><a href="http://www.senate.gov/~grassley/">http://www.senate.gov/~grassley/</a><br><br>Here is a chance to get your say, and write to your<br>representatives about this...
<br><br><br>hmmm.. of course once you tighten up the h1b visa, then<br>those gaming the system will bring in "farmer labors" who<br>know JAVA/C++ ...<br><br>matti<br><br><br><br> ____________________________________________________________________________________
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