A DREAM Denied

I got a copy of a pointed letter concerning the article What Happens to a DREAM Denied by Gary Endleman over on Immigration Daily that I’d like to share.

 

Mr. Endleman,

 

Perhaps you could explain to an unemployed American programmer why we should have more H-1Bs?

 

Specifically could you address the following:

1. If corporations get all the H-1Bs and green cards they want, can the long term consequence be anything other than total dependence on foreigners for technology?
2. Is Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, wrong? He testified to Congress:  “Simply producing more engineers and scientists may not be the answer because the labor market for those workers will simply reflect lower wages or, perhaps, greater unemployment for those workers.”
3. Is Vivek Wadhwa of Duke University, a supporter of more foreign workers (he is one), wrong? He says “…the problem isn't the supply, it's the demand…we have enough engineers and scientists. The problem is that the salaries aren't there.”
4. Why are law firms, like the notorious Cohen & Grigsby, holding seminars on how to legally avoid hiring qualified Americans?   Lawrence Lebowitz’s famous quote explaining of the PERM application process to employers. "Our goal is clearly not to find a qualified and interested U.S. worker, and that, in a sense, sounds funny, but it's what we are trying to do here."
5. Shortage at what price? My undergraduate economics professor made a big deal about it not making economic sense to claim a shortage without a price.  For example, claiming there is a shortage of good five cent cigars makes sense.  A claim that there is a shortage of cigars is foolish.   There is no doubt that there is a shortage of college graduate programmers at $20,000 a year, is there a shortage at what the average American programmer makes?  So the question is at what price?
6. If there is a shortage why are real wages going down?
7. Why is it that those employers who claim a shortage of American tech workers laying off so many of them?
8. Is socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrong? He says "What many of us have come to understand is that these H-1B visas are not being used to supplement the American workforce where we have shortages but, rather, H-1B visas are being used to replace American workers with lower cost foreign workers,"
9. Is Nobel economist Milton Friedman wrong when he says the H-1B is a subsidy?  He said "There is no doubt, that the [H-1B] program is a benefit to their employers, enabling them to get workers at a lower wage, and to that extent, it is a subsidy." 
10. Why not end the H-1B and other work visas and allow a free market solution?  An increasing wage will attract more workers to science and engineering and solve any supply shortage that MAY exist.  Free markets do not have shortages.

Thank You,

 

JHM

The Myth of the Indian Programmer

Do you know what an Indian software engineer does for a living? T. Surendar finds uncomfortable answers in this Times of India article.

They are the poster boys of matrimonial classifieds. They are paid handsomely, perceived to be intelligent and travel abroad frequently. Single-handedly, they brought purpose to the otherwise sleepy city of Bangalore. Indian software engineers are today the face of a third-world rebellion. But what exactly do they do? That’s a disturbing question.

They Lied!

During the comprehensive immigration reform battle, the pro-immigration side said that there were only 12 million illegals in the country, trying to keep from alarming those in the center.

Now the truth comes out that there are more like 37.5M.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_go_ot/census_demographics

The number of immigrants nationwide reached an all-time high of 37.5 million in 2006, affecting incomes and education levels in many cities across the country. But the effects have not been uniform.

Balls of Steel or Lying Through His Teeth

Bush: Protectionism will cost U.S. jobs

Alarmed by slipping support for free trade even among Republicans, President Bush is arguing that protectionism will cut Americans out of chances for more — and better — jobs.

These globalists just will not give up. They have no concept of honor, of country, of patriotism. They will lie, cheat, abuse to get what they want. They will destroy their country, their countrymen, anyone who gets in the way.

Unbelievable.

Finally, support for American workers in a TV ad

I was jolted to attention when it came on, even though I was working on my computer and the TV was only playing in the background. A wife tells her husband, "You didn't get the job, did you?"
and the husband replies something to the effect of: "No, they were only hiring foreign workers."

This gives a new slant to the term "reality TV." It doesn't get much more real than this to the millions of us out here that have experienced this FOR REAL. And we have been below the radar screen until now, like being invisible. Here's a link for you to see the ad yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cNnK2M4OTs


Brought to you by the Coalition for the Future American Worker

http://www.americanworker.org/

We feel your pain -- but not too much

As Norm Matloff says, the depression of salaries shows there is no shortage of technical workers as the industry shills claim there is -- it is all just a sham. Here the collaborators in the sham admit so much for all to see. Does their arrogance mean that they don't fear any repercussion? Have things gone that far? Or is confession good for the soul even for these shameless destroyers?


http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56744

excerpt:

"The cover article in the current issue of the Council on Foreign Relations magazine Foreign Affairs asserts globalism has harmed even well-educated workers in the U.S., creating a gap between the "haves" and "have-nots" greater than any time since the 1920s.

......

Scheve and Slaughter argue that under the globalization policies pursued by the Bush administration from 2000 to 2005, "Even college graduates and workers with nonprofessional master's degrees saw their mean real money earnings decline."

They conclude average earnings for 96.6 percent of all U.S. workers fell between 2000 and 2005, due largely to globalism."

Let Them Be Bathed

This is a press release from Elaine Chao, our illustrious Secretary of Labor. Its a public showing of contempt for resident workers. Long ago, this would have gotten someone run out of office. Of course, long ago, this would not have been merely passed off to the public - a real reporter would have been all over this. See what you think...

New York, June 28 – Foreign workers may be taking over jobs in the U.S. — not because they’re willing to work for less, but because they have better workplace skills and discipline. According to this Sunday’s Intelligence Report column in PARADE magazine, that’s the message Labor Secretary Elaine Chao hears from U.S. executives who are worried about America’s competitive edge. While job losses have been relatively low thus far — one study estimates that only 280,000 jobs out of 115 million in the service industry are outsourced each year – that could change. U.S. employers say that many workers abroad simply have a better attitude toward work. “ American employees must be punctual, dress appropriately and have good personal hygiene,” says Chao. “They need anger-management and conflict-resolution skills, and they have to be able to accept direction. Too many young people bristle when a supervisor asks them to do something.”

As for our economic future, Chao notes that most of the fastest growing fields today require advanced skills and are “very high or high wage.” To learn what jobs are hot and how you can get retrained in the changing economy, go to Parade.com.