Comments on: H-1B: Foreign companies hiring foreign nationals

By: vincenzo

vincenzo — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:42:19 +0000

I am italiano ..who are the true american?? the true american are INDIANS they are the true american were all decedents of immigrants its that piece of paper that tell us were americans ..

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 07:00:13 +0000

As an employee of a huge U.S. Corporation that abuses the H1-B visas, I am 100% opposed to allowing ANY foreigners into this country to steal our jobs and opportunities. There are absolutely financial incentives from the government and/or kickbacks from these foreign labor firms, like Infosys, and probably the rest. For the last 2 years, there have been NO opportunities in our IT department. Every position that would have come up was filled with Infosys contractors from India or China. These contracting firms charge the SAME as U.S. contracting firms, so there is no $ saved. The contractors do not have the same knowledge, experience, work ethic, and COMMUNICATION skills, but no one cares if they do almost nothing. I finally had it confirmed to me that the corporation I work for has QUOTAS of how many Infosys contractors they must hire. Huh!?? WTF is going on? So they have a reorg in IT and dump several of the high performing analysts and developers into a new group, which are basically HELP DESK people! Excuse me for being LIVID about this blatant discrimination of Americans!!! They are obviously trying to force out these highly skilled, hard-working Americans and most people, especially in IT, are disgusted by this – as they should be.
Oh, and the Americans are not allowed any cross-training, but the contractors are! This is absolutely treasonous and must STOP!

By: amanda

amanda — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:55:31 +0000

Nick:
maybe the “skill” anyone can do,but the different “cultrue”"background”"diversity”
“knowledge” employees from different country brings to an organization is something make it stronger and better, and by hire Americans only can not bring.And what make America as a country strongest in many ways in the world today?
this is my personal opinion.

By: Magda Clower

Magda Clower — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:20:46 +0000

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By: Verline Echternach

Verline Echternach — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:02:41 +0000

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By: Rafael

Rafael — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:52:51 +0000

Any Americans? No!
But a foreign, here he is!

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:38:53 +0000

Hi Soum,

I agree with what you have said. I do hire H1B for contracting jobs, because I do not get that talent in the market.

Nick, right now I have an urgent requirement for 14 resources with a 4 years degree preferrbly in Science/computers and with atleast 7 years of experience in Oracle Applications with very good technical skills as well. Project will be for 4 months only.

Any Americans around???

By: Soum

Soum — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:54:06 +0000

Just want to ask: who are Americans? I believe, Americans are the talented people from all over the world who came here for a better living, bright future. Some day most of the Americans came through some kind of Visa and finally became resident and citizen.

Now these H-1b visa holders also come here with a dream of better future. They embrace the culture, contribute to the society and help America to become a competitive workplace.

May I ask, with respect, why there is so much dissatisfaction about it. People come here because America have projects itself as a dominating/powerful nation. Who doesn’t want dollar?

Now if someone wants repel these migrants (H1B or other) America needs to project itself as less bright spot, like some South African nations. Have you ever thought why someone don’t’ go to middle east/Africa for Asylum/work. There are plenty I believe.

Comments welcome.

By: Lin_TheITProfessional

Lin_TheITProfessional — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:09:30 +0000

Nick,

I so agree with you on this one. I know so many IT professionals who shall we say are past the age of 40, who are being told to retire or forced to because they make more than an H-1B.

Of course, they are not told that, but I’ve worked with the PO’s and I have seen the difference in billing hours and know why companies no longer want American workers.

The problem is coming though. The Indians working in this country are beginning to get wise to salary differences. They see salary charts on the internet and are starting to ask questions. Someday soon they are going to demand the same wages. Then what will be the advantage?

By: Looking on

Looking on — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:51:01 +0000

You’re about ten years late with this issue: it started about a decade ago. The reality of it is Slave Labor Light, meaning an official way to import unfree, and therefore cheaper (in many ways), labor. H1B’ers are attached to their “sponsor” and can’t quit and move around, they’re effectively indentured. You can understand that such worker would be more amenable to lower pay and other thing that an entirely unattached local wouldn’t even consider. Notice that the masses of puprotedly rare, irreplaceable talent tend to come from the Third World, an unlikely source for something superior, you’d think. That is, of course, that’s where there are masses of poor people who are willing to work for less as long as it’s in the US or another Western country. How many H1B workers come from France? :-) Yet officially, this slave-labor importation program is intended to enable the best and the brightest from all over the world to work in the US when needed. Then, amazingly, the best and brightest all come from India, get chained to their chair, and work long hours for little money.