H-1B Visa
The H-1B Visa Program provides American companies with the ability to employ foreign workers in the United States. This portal points to valuable H-1B resources on the web, and allows members to share their questions and experiences... [more]
The H-1B Visa Program provides American companies with the ability to employ foreign workers in the United States. This portal points to valuable H-1B resources on the web, and allows members to share their questions and experiences with one another.
Google Calls For Expansion Of H-1B Visa Program
By Jason Lee Miller -
Affects their ability to be choosey
In lieu of recent history, parents may one day tell their kids, “President? But why? When you grow up, you could work at Google.” With over a million resumes per year, Google can afford to be choosey, and doesn’t like having its talent pool options narrowed. For the entire article go to WebProNews
Google is not the only company suffering from anxiety over finding skilled workers. I...
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Google Calls For Expansion Of H-1B Visa Program
By Jason Lee Miller -
Affects their ability to be choosey
In lieu of recent history, parents may one day tell their kids, “President? But why? When you grow up, you could work at Google.” With over a million resumes per year, Google can afford to be choosey, and doesn’t like having its talent pool options narrowed. For the entire article go to WebProNews
Google is not the only company suffering from anxiety over finding skilled workers. I...
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Bill Gates recently made another pitch towards getting more H-1B workers in the country, telling Washington that, “America will lose its status as a leader in technological innovation unless it allows more skilled workers to enter the country”. The H-1B visa program, which allows Corporate America to bring foreign workers from overseas to work for them, remains hugely popular. In 2007, the program’s annual cap of 65,000 was met on the first day that applications were accepted. These educated...
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- Determine the prevailing
- Using a determination for the occupation and area issued under the Service Contract Act of the Davis-Bacon Act;
- Using a rate set forth in a collective bargaining agreement;
- Requesting that a SWA prevailing wage determination be made;
- Using a survey conducted by an independent authoritative source; or
- Using another legitimate source of information.
How architect can build H-1B road to the U.S. Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 5:40 PM Q. How can my architect friend in Latvia get a visa to work in the United States ? A. Your friend's best hope is to try to get ...
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Ten years ago, Norman Matloff, a professor of computer science at the University of California at Davis, warned Congress that the H-1B visa program was not a program for fixing a labor shortage but simply a payroll dodge. He was one of the first to do so, and his efforts continue today. He sat...
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Lawmakers in the Canadian province of Alberta are cashing in on the United States' failure to enact a rational immigration policy for skilled workers -- they're recruiting H-1B visa holders whose permits are ...
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Miano has now published a new study with the Center for Immigration Studies. This one, titled "H-1B Visa Numbers: No Relationship to Economic Need," refutes the claims made by some that the granting of H-1Bs ...
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The U.S. immigration service allows highly educated workers to enter the country for up to six years on a visa called the H-1B. If these workers want to stay longer and enjoy the same rights as American citizens, they need to obtain a permanent resident visa. The problem is that there are more...
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Back on Oct. 25, 2005, I published excerpts from a study by John Miano, a member of the board of directors for the Programmers Guild, which refuted claims, using the government's own labor and wage statistics, that those working on an H-1B visa in high tech were receiving equivalent salaries to U...
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Thank God for Lou Dobbs. To think our government sets up these programs to give financial incentive to companies wanting to cut costs at any price.
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Share Five reasons why the H-1B visa cap will increase Gates: U.S. puts tech jobs at risk by capping foreign workers Gates says Yahoo deal not likely Microsoft Can't Claim Victory in Security Battle Global News Update: Friday, June 27, 2008 March 3 ...
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In an address at the National Society of Black Engineers Region VI conference, Bill Gates perpetuated the belief that the United States is not graduating enough science and engineering majors and that that the overall performance of high school students in science and math is declining. [ Ephraim...
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Elise Schwarz (www.SchrefflerSchwarz.com) comments on the recent introduction of the yearly cap on the number of H-1B visas granted to foreign nationals in specialty occupations and why it has been effectively withdrawn, at least until April 2008. (PRWeb May 31, 2007...
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