tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post6757845815166942957..comments2023-08-29T07:36:40.823-07:00Comments on Programmers Guild: NASSCOM's claim that only "small Indian companies" abuse H-1b visa is absurdMr. Kim Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10204568488405029732noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-1330335595391960062009-09-11T01:49:13.739-07:002009-09-11T01:49:13.739-07:00HTC Global Services caught by US Department of Lab...<b>HTC Global Services caught by US Department of Labor</b><br /><br />URL: http://www.htcinc.com<br /><br />Companies which violate immigration laws need to be exposed. HTC Global Services is a company based in Troy, Michigan with offices around the world.<br /><br />In India, it has offices in Tambaram, a suburb of Chennai.<br /><br />This company has been found to violate US immigration laws. The following instances along with supporting evidence cautions employers and non-immigrant workers.<br /><br />1. HTC Global Services has been found to violate the US Immigration laws on "6/8/2000" specifically "Failure to comply with subpart H or I (failed to obtain PW documentation)".<br /><br />Refer case no : 213 in the excel document.<br /><a href="http://www.ilw.com/seminars/january2004_citation2j.xls" rel="nofollow">http://www.ilw.com/seminars/january2004_citation2j.xls</a><br /><br />2. HTC Global Services has recently found to violate Immigration and Nationality Act (20.C.F.R Section 655.731) which includes withholding wages/salary from employee.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ImmigrationWatchers/us-dol-conviction-of-htc-global-services" rel="nofollow">http://www.slideshare.net/ImmigrationWatchers/us-dol-conviction-of-htc-global-services</a><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ImmigrationWatchers/htc-global-services-us-department-of-labor-determination-letter" rel="nofollow">http://www.slideshare.net/ImmigrationWatchers/htc-global-services-us-department-of-labor-determination-letter</a><br /><br />Check the images for proof of violation:<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W65XRQqn900/Sqes_VJsPXI/AAAAAAAAAAU/df-Kf5bKm_E/s1600-h/Page1.JPG" rel="nofollow">http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W65XRQqn900/Sqes_VJsPXI/AAAAAAAAAAU/df-Kf5bKm_E/s1600-h/Page1.JPG</a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W65XRQqn900/SqewO0X1ciI/AAAAAAAAABc/pqeQDETEQqY/s1600-h/Page2.JPG" rel="nofollow">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W65XRQqn900/SqewO0X1ciI/AAAAAAAAABc/pqeQDETEQqY/s1600-h/Page2.JPG</a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W65XRQqn900/Sqev3h6e5vI/AAAAAAAAABM/HpYZh4AFlbE/s400/Violations_by_HTC.bmp" rel="nofollow">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W65XRQqn900/Sqev3h6e5vI/AAAAAAAAABM/HpYZh4AFlbE/s400/Violations_by_HTC.bmp</a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W65XRQqn900/Sqew2j8yUnI/AAAAAAAAABk/_POL9LjYDw8/s1600-h/H1B_Violation.JPG" rel="nofollow">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W65XRQqn900/Sqew2j8yUnI/AAAAAAAAABk/_POL9LjYDw8/s1600-h/H1B_Violation.JPG</a><br /><br />Tags: HTC Global Services Madhava Reddy H1B Sponsorship Green Card USA ImmigrationImmigration Watchershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068178362069663855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-3712629483652411692008-03-18T12:40:00.000-07:002008-03-18T12:40:00.000-07:00You use "old" and "unqualified" as if they are syn...You use "old" and "unqualified" as if they are synonymous.<BR/><BR/>SO, that means every single one of you, no matter how educated, skilled, intelligent and productive, automatically becomes "unqualified" on your 35th birthday?<BR/><BR/>Some people are just <I>starting</I> their careers when they hit their lates 30s (ex. moms like me who are finished raising children). I'm at 60K now and plan to get to about 90K before I hit age 50.<BR/><BR/>At least I had the sense to stay out of the IT field! Although no one now is safe from having job outsourced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-78764662065238075682007-10-12T01:21:00.000-07:002007-10-12T01:21:00.000-07:00Hardly any "Small Companies" in that list, hell! t...Hardly any "Small Companies" in that list, hell! there are no small companies in that list!<BR/><BR/>Innovation in India, now, mostly exists in smaller companies and they are suffering due to abuse of H-1b visas more than American highly skilled yet unemployed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-51015568308509429132007-09-18T15:37:00.000-07:002007-09-18T15:37:00.000-07:00http://www.businessweek.com/table/0518_h1btable.ht...http://www.businessweek.com/table/0518_h1btable.htm <BR/><BR/>top 200 H-1B Visa companies are:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Rank Employer H1-B Visa Count <BR/>1 INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES 4,908 <BR/>2 WIPRO 4,002 <BR/>3 MICROSOFT 3,117 <BR/>4 TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES 3,046 <BR/>5 SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES 2,880 <BR/>6 COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS U.S. 2,226 <BR/>7 PATNI COMPUTER SYSTEMS 1,391 <BR/>8 IBM 1,130 <BR/>9 ORACLE 1,022 <BR/>10 LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH 947 <BR/>11 HCL AMERICA 910 <BR/>12 DELOITTE & TOUCHE 890 <BR/>13 CISCO SYSTEMS 828 <BR/>14 INTEL 828 <BR/>15 I-FLEX SOLUTIONS 817 <BR/>16 ERNST & YOUNG 774 <BR/>17 TECH MAHINDRA AMERICAS 770 <BR/>18 MOTOROLA 760 <BR/>19 MPHASIS 751 <BR/>20 DELOITTE CONSULTING 665 <BR/>21 LANCESOFT 645 <BR/>22 NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 642 <BR/>23 ACCENTURE 637 <BR/>24 JPMORGAN CHASE 632 <BR/>25 POLARIS SOFTWARE LAB INDIA 611 <BR/>26 COVANSYS 611 <BR/>27 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS 591 <BR/>28 QUALCOMM 533 <BR/>29 GOLDMAN SACHS 529 <BR/>30 KPMG 476 <BR/>31 MARLABS 475 <BR/>32 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 437 <BR/>33 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO 434 <BR/>34 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 432 <BR/>35 THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 432 <BR/>36 SYNTEL CONSULTING 416 <BR/>37 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS 413 <BR/>38 BEARINGPOINT 413 <BR/>39 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 404 <BR/>40 KEANE 386 <BR/>41 HTC GLOBAL SERVICES 382 <BR/>42 IGATE MASTECH 378 <BR/>43 HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES 362 <BR/>44 CAPITAL ONE SERVICES 362 <BR/>45 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 355 <BR/>46 LEHMAN BROTHERS 352 <BR/>47 YAHOO! 347 <BR/>48 U.S. TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES 339 <BR/>49 INTELLIGROUP 336 <BR/>50 HEWLETT-PACKARD 333 <BR/>51 RAPIDIGM 330 <BR/>52 MERRILL LYNCH 329 <BR/>53 GOOGLE 328 <BR/>54 CITIBANK 322 <BR/>55 DIS NATIONAL INSTS OF HEALTH DHHS 322 <BR/>56 YALE UNIVERSITY 316 <BR/>57 NOKIA 314 <BR/>58 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 313 <BR/>59 CAPGEMINI 309 <BR/>60 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 308 <BR/>61 EMC 305 <BR/>62 SUN MICROSYSTEMS 303 <BR/>63 RITE AID 301 <BR/>64 BLOOMBERG 298 <BR/>65 GENERAL ELECTRIC 292 <BR/>66 AMGEN 289 <BR/>67 McKINSEY U.S. 286 <BR/>68 MORGAN STANLEY 285 <BR/>69 STANFORD UNIVERSITY 279 <BR/>70 WASHINGTON UNIV. IN ST. LOUIS 278 <BR/>71 VERIZON DATA SERVICES 276 <BR/>72 NYC-HHC HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER 276 <BR/>73 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 275 <BR/>74 INDIANA UNIVERSITY 273 <BR/>75 OHIO STATE 271 <BR/>76 EVEREST CONSULTING GROUP 269 <BR/>77 UNIV. OF MINNESOTA 269 <BR/>78 AMTEX SYSTEMS 268 <BR/>79 UNIV. OF WISCONSIN AT MADISON 268 <BR/>80 SUNY-STONY BROOK 262 <BR/>81 AMAZON GLOBAL RESOURCES 262 <BR/>82 CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 256 <BR/>83 DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 255 <BR/>84 UNIV. OF CALIF. AT DAVIS 254 <BR/>85 NORTHWESTERN 251 <BR/>86 SYNTEL 250 <BR/>87 UNIV. OF MISSOURI AT COLUMBIA 247 <BR/>88 GLOBALCYNEX 247 <BR/>89 KANBAY 246 <BR/>90 AMERICAN SOLUTIONS 242 <BR/>91 UNIV. OF FLORIDA INTL. CENTER 240 <BR/>92 UCLA 239 <BR/>93 DUKE UNIV. MEDICAL CENTER 238 <BR/>94 MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 236 <BR/>95 BANK OF AMERICA 236 <BR/>96 SOFTWARE RESEARCH GROUP 234 <BR/>97 BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 234 <BR/>98 MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL 232 <BR/>99 CIBER 232 <BR/>100 VERINON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS 230 <BR/>Rank Employer H-1B Visas <BR/>101 EVEREST BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 226 <BR/>102 VOLT TECHNICAL RESOURCES 224 <BR/>103 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY 223 <BR/>104 COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP 222 <BR/>105 U.S. TECH SOLUTIONS 221 <BR/>106 SYMANTEC 220 <BR/>107 JSMN INTERNATIONAL 218 <BR/>108 UBS 216 <BR/>109 CVS PHARMACY 213 <BR/>110 THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 213 <BR/>111 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 213 <BR/>112 NORTEL NETWORKS 212 <BR/>113 UNIV. OF CALIF. AT SAN FRANCISCO 211 <BR/>114 UNIVERSITY OF MASS. MEDICAL SCHOOL 210 <BR/>115 SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT 209 <BR/>116 HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 209 <BR/>117 PURDUE 208 <BR/>118 GLOBAL CONSULTANTS 207 <BR/>119 EMORY UNIVERSITY 207 <BR/>120 UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 207 <BR/>121 UNIV. OF COLORADO 207 <BR/>122 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 205 <BR/>123 OBJECTWIN TECHNOLOGY 205 <BR/>124 DIASPARK 204 <BR/>125 HSBC BANK USA 203 <BR/>126 EBUSINESS APPLICATION SOLUTIONS 203 <BR/>127 BROADCOM 203 <BR/>128 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY (MD.) PUBLIC SCHS 203 <BR/>129 MICRON TECHNOLOGY 202 <BR/>130 COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS 198 <BR/>131 TEXAS A&M 198 <BR/>132 APPLIED MATERIALS 195 <BR/>133 SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY 194 <BR/>134 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 194 <BR/>135 IBM GLOBAL SVCS. INDIA 194 <BR/>136 DELOITTE TAX 194 <BR/>137 CUMMINS 193 <BR/>138 ITECH U.S. 191 <BR/>139 COMPUWARE 189 <BR/>140 INTL. STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS OFFICE 186 <BR/>141 UNIV. OF CALIF. AT SAN DIEGO 185 <BR/>142 WALGREEN'S 184 <BR/>143 HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE 184 <BR/>144 USC 183 <BR/>145 VISION SYSTEMS GROUP 182 <BR/>146 T MOBILE USA 180 <BR/>147 MULTIVISION 178 <BR/>148 ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS 177 <BR/>149 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 175 <BR/>150 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 174 <BR/>151 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV. 173 <BR/>152 UNC AT CHAPEL HILL 173 <BR/>153 UNIV. OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM 172 <BR/>154 DEUTSCHE BANK 170 <BR/>155 CATERPILLAR 170 <BR/>156 HALLMARK GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES 169 <BR/>157 CYBERTHINK 169 <BR/>158 CORPORATE COMPUTER SERVICES 167 <BR/>159 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 167 <BR/>160 MEGASOFT CONSULTANTS 166 <BR/>161 ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS 165 <BR/>162 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR 163 <BR/>163 UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER 163 <BR/>164 FIRST TEK TECHNOLOGIES 161 <BR/>165 MICHIGAN STATE 161 <BR/>166 RESEARCH FDN OF THE STATE UNIV OF 160 <BR/>167 COMSYS SERVICES 160 <BR/>168 VIRGINIA TECH 160 <BR/>169 JUNIPER NETWORKS 160 <BR/>170 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 158 <BR/>171 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 157 <BR/>172 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 157 <BR/>173 FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES 157 <BR/>174 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON 156 <BR/>175 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB 156 <BR/>176 VERIZON SERVICES 156 <BR/>177 EBAY 155 <BR/>178 AJILON CONSULTING 154 <BR/>179 GENERAL MOTORS 153 <BR/>180 CAMO TECHNOLOGIES 152 <BR/>181 MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR 151 <BR/>182 CMC AMERICAS 150 <BR/>183 UT M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER 149 <BR/>184 NVIDIA 149 <BR/>185 AT&T SERVICES 147 <BR/>186 WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL 146 <BR/>187 AXIOM SYSTEMS 146 <BR/>188 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY 146 <BR/>189 MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER 146 <BR/>190 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 146 <BR/>191 GENENTECH 146 <BR/>192 MAKRO TECHNOLOGIES 145 <BR/>193 SVAM INTERNATIONAL 144 <BR/>194 MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER 143 <BR/>195 NUTECH INFORMATION SYSTEMS 143 <BR/>196 XPEDITE TECHNOLOGIES 143 <BR/>197 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 143 <BR/>198 LOUISIANA STATE 142 <BR/>199 FANNIE MAE 141 <BR/>200 MINDTREE CONSULTING/TD> 141BlogspotDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16812740483503740304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-70969288040485451012007-07-18T15:07:00.000-07:002007-07-18T15:07:00.000-07:00BTW, Very few H1B software workers are from Muslim...BTW, Very few H1B software workers are from Muslim community....<BR/><BR/>Get a life..Ever heard, "EXCEPTIONS ARE NOT EXAMPLES" Try to find out how many other Indians you have seen in Terrorist plot..<BR/><BR/>OK: Terrorist in India<BR/>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/february02/india_2-27.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Shaikh_Turk_get_death_on_3_counts/articleshow/2215878.cms<BR/><BR/><BR/>Now the thing about a few bad apples:<BR/>How much did the 19 terrorists cost US in terms of Jobs in 2001 & 2002.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-61634569665095842582007-07-17T08:29:00.000-07:002007-07-17T08:29:00.000-07:00The terrorists in Glasgow were Muslims from India ...The terrorists in Glasgow were Muslims from India who were educated in Arabaia..... I am ashamed that they are Indians.... Please do not hate monger on their name to further harass H1B workers, something which people on this site cherish... <BR/><BR/>BTW, Very few H1B software workers are from Muslim community....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-34115023142754878802007-07-17T08:28:00.000-07:002007-07-17T08:28:00.000-07:00The post is full of ramblings that are completely ...The post is full of ramblings that are completely unrelated to the title of the post..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-26450724342062692692007-07-11T04:42:00.000-07:002007-07-11T04:42:00.000-07:00Reading the comments of arrogant foreign workers m...Reading the comments of arrogant foreign workers makes a center in Canada for them sound like a great idea. Bon voyage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-29179815366515271582007-07-10T12:03:00.000-07:002007-07-10T12:03:00.000-07:00http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070710/india_retail_protes...http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070710/india_retail_protests.html?.v=1<BR/>Wal-mart scares the living daylight out of Indian retailers, who are primarily mom & pop stores.<BR/><BR/>Will India sacrifice 12 million middle class mom & pop and let big box retailers run over the country? Most won't be impacted because they are in villages but a vast number of urban mom & pop stores in major cities will take it in the nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-54621454679351941722007-07-09T21:59:00.000-07:002007-07-09T21:59:00.000-07:00There you go again the attacks without feasible so...There you go again the attacks without feasible solutions on the H1-B program. It has been proven through independent studies that the prevailing wage is not a reliable measure of what H1-B workers are truly paid. In a free market economy and with visa portability in place, it is unrealistic to claim that an underpaid worker with skills in demand will be stuck at a employer who pays low wages as they can similarly exercise their freedom of choice as to whom they should work for. The writing is on the wall and Canadians are now rejoicing. Companies will always go where the talent is, keep it from coming to the US and the jobs will ultimately end up outside the US:<BR/><BR/>http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=44222<BR/><BR/><B>As the Microsoft announcement plainly stated, “The Vancouver area is a global gateway with a diverse population, is close to Microsoft’s corporate offices in Redmond, and allows the company to recruit and retain highly skilled people affected by immigration issues in the U.S.”</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-6266461838656450872007-07-07T14:17:00.000-07:002007-07-07T14:17:00.000-07:00Sorry, dah, you're NOT qualified to those jobs wit...Sorry, dah, you're NOT qualified to those jobs with decent wages, however.<BR/><BR/>Decent wages are only reserved for those Ivy league graduates with 4.0 GPA, LOL.<BR/><BR/>Average household income in the US is around 45k. You wonder how some keep complaining about their wages despite they obviously get more than 45k. It's about greed, ding!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-82187394021509360982007-07-06T19:32:00.000-07:002007-07-06T19:32:00.000-07:00Feel free to sit back and wait for that non-exista...Feel free to sit back and wait for that non-existant red carpet to be rolled under your feet. The smart ones are applying for Canadian work-permits and Canadian PR.<BR/><BR/>Maybe some day you will qualify to serve burgers to those "Canadian" tourists in the US. Not sure if you will make "decent wages" then... but they will leave you decent tips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-69058249603543562082007-07-06T00:25:00.000-07:002007-07-06T00:25:00.000-07:00In reply to, "Let Microsoft hire in Canada. Hell, ...In reply to, <BR/><BR/>"Let Microsoft hire in Canada. Hell, let's get rid of the H1-B program altogether and let all the foreigners move to Canada.<BR/><BR/>Then maybe the rest of us in the US could get some decent wages. Oh, and US students would get interested in IT again."<BR/><BR/>Would you mind telling us, what do you consider as "DECENT WAGES" ? Am sure, whatever you consider as "DECENT WAGES" is more than 90%-95% of average US household income! Well yeah, you are an IT professional and you think you deserve to earn your "DECENT WAGE" to support your "DECENT LIVING"...<BR/><BR/>And yeah, US students would get interested in IT only when 'Joe Francis' creates a series like, 'GIRLS GONE WILD AT CALTECH' or 'SPRING BREAK AT MIT'...else, US students would never get interested in any academic field that is challenging to them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-1992522663521791532007-07-05T22:36:00.000-07:002007-07-05T22:36:00.000-07:00Let Microsoft hire in Canada. Hell, let's get rid...Let Microsoft hire in Canada. Hell, let's get rid of the H1-B program altogether and let all the foreigners move to Canada.<BR/><BR/>Then maybe the rest of us in the US could get some decent wages. Oh, and US students would get interested in IT again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-21108649438151523742007-07-05T16:07:00.000-07:002007-07-05T16:07:00.000-07:00Stupid US immigration policies blocking great fore...Stupid US immigration policies blocking great foreign talents? No problem!<BR/><BR/>Microsoft will open a NEW SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN CANADA. <BR/><BR/>Good news for talented people around the world.<BR/><BR/>Bad news for the unqualified/old workers who think companies will hire them simply because they can't hire the good people.<BR/><BR/>http://news.com.com/Microsoft+sings+O+Canada+amid+immigration+challenges/2100-1014_3-6195049.html?tag=nefd.topAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-50377693610188759112007-07-05T15:53:00.000-07:002007-07-05T15:53:00.000-07:00In reply to,"Interesting that some of those doctor...In reply to,<BR/><BR/>"Interesting that some of those doctors who planted bombs in England were actually from India.<BR/><BR/>We hardly screen any H1-B workers from India to check their qualifications or terrorist connections.<BR/><BR/>H1-Bs are bad enough for the country as it is. We don't need them BLOWING UP our country as well."<BR/><BR/>It is also interesting that some of the members of Al-Quida were home-grown...right here in California..On the same yardstick, should we screen every californian as well, coz, per your skewed logic, We dont need the californians BLOWING UP our country as well...Duh...<BR/><BR/>Get a life..Ever heard, "EXCEPTIONS ARE NOT EXAMPLES" Try to find out how many other Indians you have seen in Terrorist plot..and you will be surprised their number is less than the "AMERICAN/AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH" citizens...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-72883419813384224422007-07-05T15:47:00.000-07:002007-07-05T15:47:00.000-07:00In Reply to the long post,"Obviously you are not i...In Reply to the long post,<BR/><BR/>"Obviously you are not in any tech field nor do you understand the immense amount of time skilled IT workers must invest in their careers at the expense of their families. We can not simply leave our jobs for the day - Many of us are on call 24/7. Our employers pay for internet access from home and give us laptops - That's not for personal use or enjoyment mind you, that's so we can continue working while the world has gone to sleep."<BR/><BR/>Sir..Ofcourse, I have been in the thick of Tech field for the last 10 odd years and do invest my personal time towards the future growth of my career...<BR/><BR/>I do not understand why is it so difficult for you to invest your personal time on something that is going to BENEFIT only you...I mean, do you expect to earn 140K USD just by learning something on a 4 year grad school and using those skills alone for the rest of your 40 odd years career? <BR/><BR/>If that is what you are looking at then, honestly Sir, I dont think you belong in IT field...You should be looking at a different career like Admin Assistant or Office clerk where you can do the same job with the same SKILLS for 40 ODD years...<BR/><BR/>If a company pays you 100K, which is like 90 or 95% more than any average american's earnings, and all they expect you is to update your skillset, is that asking too much? I just couldn't understand your thought process...May be, I am missing something...<BR/><BR/><BR/>And honestly sir, though you tried to sound polite, your post showed your hatred towards immigration which is just appalling when you consider the fact that, your ancestors, just 4 or 5 generations ago, were immigrants to this great country of ours...<BR/><BR/>You should remember that, The southern cotton pickers or the Pacific Northwest railroad workers that you so fondly talk about, were immigrants too...Most of them from Europe though...<BR/><BR/>Are you saying, it is okay for european immigrants to come and work in US in early 20th century to escape european hardship but it is not okay for some "fresh and eager youths" to escape the hardship in some 3rd world country? Ever heard of the word HYPOCRISY?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-52295008355756813362007-07-05T08:00:00.000-07:002007-07-05T08:00:00.000-07:00I applaud your efforts. Keep on fighting for those...I applaud your efforts. Keep on fighting for those without the deep pockets to buy congressional lobbyists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-77379687549098908832007-07-05T06:53:00.000-07:002007-07-05T06:53:00.000-07:00I'm so glad you brought up the L-1 Visa issue. In ...I'm so glad you brought up the L-1 Visa issue. In my Blog, <A HREF="http://blog.peningo.com" REL="nofollow">Peningo Opinion Blog</A> , one of my postings addressed the L-1 Visa as one of the greatest threats to the IT Industry. Here is the link to that article:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://blog.peningo.com/2007/06/18/l-1-visa-%e2%80%93-the-silent-killer-to-the-it-industry-in-the-usa/" REL="nofollow">The L-1 Visa - The Silent Killer to the IT Industry </A> <BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work! This is a very important cause for all US Citizens!<BR/><BR/>Ed Pellon<BR/><A HREF="http://www.peningo.com" REL="nofollow">Peningo Systems</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426627169123476854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-40664248100769742072007-07-04T22:16:00.000-07:002007-07-04T22:16:00.000-07:00Let's look at all the claims that these people hav...Let's look at all the claims that these people have made.<BR/><BR/>1. "Suicide of a top manager at Intel because he was told to lay-off people".<BR/><BR/>If you follow the link you will see it says NOTHING about layoffs. It talks of <BR/>work stress at Intel. So turns out this like everything else from Programmer's Guild is not true. <BR/><BR/>2. Intel did not attend career day at CSU. <BR/><BR/>I looked up the ranking of CSU and I just found it to be a 3rd<BR/>tier universisty. No wonder Intel didn't go there for recruitement. Did Kim Berry tell us about the universities where Intel did go for hiring ? No, because that will puncture his<BR/>entire argument. They do go to the top schools and hire smart people.<BR/><BR/>3. Intel blames the Bangalore division for botching the whitefield Xeon <BR/>processor project a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>Again if you follow the link the actual title of the article is<BR/>"Intel India earns chance at Xeon redemption". And if you read<BR/>the article you will no more of the details. Intel has wound up<BR/>hundreds of projects in it's history. So here we go again another lie.<BR/><BR/>4. Intel brought in workers not for their skills. But to get<BR/>trained.<BR/><BR/>That's like saying I just got some sandwiches but not for eating<BR/>but just for cooking. <BR/><BR/>Dear Mr. Kim Berry,<BR/><BR/>It's obvious that none of your arguments are valid or bear any strength in them. A car repair shop is not going to hire someone who doesn't know how fix cars no matter how cheap he is. No company, let alone the top, will hire people who are<BR/>incompetent, because that will threaten the very existence of the same companies.<BR/><BR/>I don't know why you bay for the blood of the H-1b workers and by doing so you are only forcing American Companies to go and open up shops in India and then what you say has already happened will<BR/>really happen. If H-1b give companies a bonded labor advantage then why don't you ask that H-1b workers be given the same work status as American workers allowing them freedom to change<BR/>employers etc. But no you are not for that either because that will again blow up your argument.<BR/><BR/>It is obvious from all this that you are only a person who hates India and Indians. But you know what you can't stop the sun from rising. You can cover it's light from falling on your face with your palm and claim that the sun is not bringing you light and there's darkness all around but that darkness is in your mind only. And rise it<BR/>will, the sun, over India, America and all other places that believe the equality of all HUMAN BEINGS, you can open your eyes and basque in it's glory or you can cover your eyes and tell the whole world there is darkness everywhere. The choice is yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-74177152121350853882007-07-04T17:10:00.000-07:002007-07-04T17:10:00.000-07:00Old and unqualified programmers (yes, you), please...Old and unqualified programmers (yes, you), please stop complaning and making excuses for your failures and unfortunates:<BR/><BR/>Tech companies do hire Americans, well, it's just not you:<BR/><BR/>http://news.com.com/Wooing+interns+to+Silicon+Valley/2100-1014_3-6194777.html?tag=nefd.ledeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-91827317737874484292007-07-04T15:36:00.000-07:002007-07-04T15:36:00.000-07:00Interesting that some of those doctors who planted...Interesting that some of those doctors who planted bombs in England were actually from India. <BR/><BR/>We hardly screen any H1-B workers from India to check their qualifications or terrorist connections. <BR/><BR/>H1-Bs are bad enough for the country as it is. We don't need them BLOWING UP our country as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-13027840166063754462007-07-04T08:47:00.000-07:002007-07-04T08:47:00.000-07:00News story about H1b frauds in India.http://www.re...News story about H1b frauds in India.<BR/><BR/>http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jul/04visa.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-11512766086365958602007-07-03T13:42:00.000-07:002007-07-03T13:42:00.000-07:00There was a mess created by department of state an...There was a mess created by department of state and USCIS. Actually they made priority date of all the Green card aspirants made current on july Visa Bulltein. That means anyone who had labor certification could apply for final stage of GC. For 2007 around 40k(total 140k visa available) visa was remaining with country quota <BR/>of 7%. They should not have made everything current. They should have moved Priority date gradually. <BR/>But by mistake they made current and that could create flooding of Green card applications(200k to 500k for just 40k visa numbers. But on previous day USCIS and DOS realized the mistake and corrected (which is unprecedanted). Now most of the immigrant groups are planning lawsuit. Actually one person does not need to get green card. If he files GC(third stage, I 485) that is enough and he can enjoy all the benefits of GC though <BR/>he does not receive GC. For getting green card Visa number should be available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174163417312140150.post-57366844949553892692007-07-02T23:12:00.000-07:002007-07-02T23:12:00.000-07:00Re: "Most American workers are riding their high h...Re: "Most American workers are riding their high horse and dont want to step down from it saying, they wouldn't work on projects that pay average billing rate..."<BR/><BR/>Obviously you are not in any tech field nor do you understand the immense amount of time skilled IT workers must invest in their careers at the expense of their families. We can not simply leave our jobs for the day - Many of us are on call 24/7. Our employers pay for internet access from home and give us laptops - That's not for personal use or enjoyment mind you, that's so we can continue working while the world has gone to sleep. <BR/><BR/>While this pace is enjoyable after college, once a family is in the picture, our spouses understanding wears thin when we have to be 'Johnny on the spot' night after night to fend off competitors who are 'forced' to work more or leave the country, oh and they have to do it for less. Not exactly a level playing field, would you agree?<BR/><BR/>So who cares? Even you should.<BR/><BR/>You would easily agree this country is going to require more (not less) skilled IT workers in the future.<BR/><BR/>Why then are we finding less American students entering degree fields in computer science or management information systems?<BR/><BR/>Here's the sales pitch, let me know if you would buy it - "Great career field where you get a salary, no overtime pay. Expectations are that you will routinely put in 45-60 hours per week (even though your status report need not show anything more than 40) and continue your education, often times in your personal time, to stay knowledgeable in your field. Should you decide to have a family, note that the job requirements won't change and that you can expect healthy competition from an endless supply of educated fresh eager youths from 3rd world countries who want your job at a fraction of what you get paid. Note, they will either return back to their countries and their families after they have had a good go of it here, or will have children here and thank god (or Alla) every day that they don't have to ride on the top of a bus with chickens to work. If they continue to work hard they will eventually get sponsored for their green card. More hard work and they can get their citizenship and put an oar in the water as Americans, just to find another one just like they were champing at the bit for their job."<BR/><BR/>I guess it's easy to see why less Americans are entering this field and why far more have left this field for any other field that offers less demands on their personal time.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day, this is nothing new. I'm sure southern cotton pickers felt the same way before indentured help was brought in, or rail road workers in the Pacific Northwest when immigrants were brought in or mine workers, steal laborers or any other profession that relied upon cheap foreign labor... The difference this time is that these are not unskilled positions. This is the life blood of our countries future economy - Technology.<BR/><BR/>As our countries technological advantage slips more to foreigners, many of whom are islamic, at what point will we look back and say that was a foolish decision?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com