http://outsourceportfolio.com/innovation-outsourced/ A portal to share and learn about Outsourcing Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://outsourceportfolio.com/innovation-outsourced/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 sak Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:44:01 +0000 http://outsourceportfolio.com/?p=1921#comment-1533 Meanwhile, you can apply for a patent to anything, worthy or unworthy. And the H-1B definition of "highly skilled" equals a bachelor's degree. Take it from someone who sits in a cube in one of these "high tech" companies: many visa holders are simply spreadsheet jockeys doing PM or general admin jobs that one of our >10% unemployed citizens could be doing. Please, change the definition of "highly skilled" to mean just that, so that we are not importing generalists who take jobs that Americans, who often have more experience and education, could be holding. In this time of need, please, let's just import the truly "Best and Brightest." And no, I'm not a xenophobe or racist. Save the "America has a long history of immigration" and "we are all immigrants" speechifying...we have an economic crisis here, and immigration levels should be adjusted accordingly, not AFTER people have lost their homes and careers to people who often have less education and experiencesimply so corporations can pay $10 less per hour. Bring only the best and brightest, not the folks who simply know how to use Excel. This is not an issue to be discussed by idealists or theorists, or to be governed by CEO's who simply benefit from lower wages. I've been there, and I see what is really happening. Meanwhile, you can apply for a patent to anything, worthy or unworthy. And the H-1B definition of “highly skilled” equals a bachelor’s degree. Take it from someone who sits in a cube in one of these “high tech” companies: many visa holders are simply spreadsheet jockeys doing PM or general admin jobs that one of our >10% unemployed citizens could be doing. Please, change the definition of “highly skilled” to mean just that, so that we are not importing generalists who take jobs that Americans, who often have more experience and education, could be holding. In this time of need, please, let’s just import the truly “Best and Brightest.”
And no, I’m not a xenophobe or racist. Save the “America has a long history of immigration” and “we are all immigrants” speechifying…we have an economic crisis here, and immigration levels should be adjusted accordingly, not AFTER people have lost their homes and careers to people who often have less education and experiencesimply so corporations can pay $10 less per hour. Bring only the best and brightest, not the folks who simply know how to use Excel. This is not an issue to be discussed by idealists or theorists, or to be governed by CEO’s who simply benefit from lower wages. I’ve been there, and I see what is really happening.

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