Posted on 05/30/2018 10:13:17 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Most Pacific Northwesterners spend long, rainy months pining for summer. But Microsoft President Brad Smith is having a hard time celebrating because he sees three clouds on the political horizon.
During an appearance at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on Tuesday, Smith told Recode’s Kara Swisher that he has three immigration-related concerns that could make this “a tough summer.” If President Donald Trump takes any of the actions Smith warned about, Microsoft employees would be directly impacted.
Smith told Swisher he is worried that Republicans and Democrats will fail to reach a compromise on DACA, a program that allows undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to study and work in the country. He is also concerned that the administration will revoke a program that authorizes spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the U.S. Smith’s third fear is that the optional practical training program for immigrant graduates with STEM degrees will be reduced, “at which point we could have thousands of people suddenly unable to work,” Smith said.
“I just think that this is terrible for the country, it’s terrible for the tech sector, and it is a tragedy for the individuals involved,” he said. “We may need to use our voice as an industry, not just with the public, not just in Congress, but we may need to continue to go to court.”
Immigration is a flagship issue for Microsoft and other big tech companies. Microsoft and Princeton University sued the Trump administration in November claiming that attempts to end DACA violate both the U.S Constitution and federal law. A federal judge sided with Microsoft and Princeton but the legal future of the program is still uncertain.
In his conversation with Swisher, Smith called on the tech industry to rally together behind key issues, use the resources at their disposal, and help develop compromises.
“It’s important that, as much as possible, we all stand together,” Smith said. “This industry has been united and I think that’s important.”
Because Lord knows that Microsoft would hate to see a dent made in their ready supply of low rent wage slaves.
Importing the workers for the jobs that can’t be exported.
Hey Brado?
Black Lives Matter.
Why don’t you take some of that awesome funding you’ve got and start trwinging blacks in Oakland and Chicago for IT jobs?
Every one of your complaints is whining about the poor immigrants and nothing st all about the actual poor citizens in this country who’ve been hung out to dry by you racist and bigoted liberals like you, Bob Iger and Barak Hussein Obama because THOSE people aren’t “smart and classy” like you.
Terrible for their H1b farms, but good for citizens.
Being an American company, Microsoft should be finding ways to educate and employ Americans. First, last, and always. Shame on Brad Smith for forgetting that he is an American and that Microsoft is an American company.
I would like to see those three things happen. I’ve been in IT since 1983, BTW.
Microsoft President Brad Smith... During an appearance at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on Tuesday, Smith told Recode’s Kara Swisher that he has three immigration-related concerns... he is worried that Republicans and Democrats will fail to reach a compromise on DACA... He is also concerned that the administration will revoke a program that authorizes spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the U.S. Smith’s third fear is that the optional practical training program for immigrant graduates with STEM degrees will be reduced... Microsoft and Princeton University sued the Trump administration in November claiming that attempts to end DACA violate both the U.S Constitution and federal law. A federal judge sided with Microsoft and Princeton but the legal future of the program is still uncertain.
This is one of those divide and conquer type moments. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Microsoft is now an Indian company. I’m not sure they even have any Americans working there anymore.
A rule change by the Obama Administration:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/h1b-visa-2018-h1b-spouses-may-not-get-work-permit-in-us-donald-trump-indians-suffer-top-10-developments-118042400651_1.html
According to a recent study by the Migration Policy Institute, the US has issued employment authorisation documents to more than 71,000 spouses of H-1B visa holders, over 90 per cent of whom are Indians. The Trump administration's move to end the Obama-era rule could have an impact on more than 70,000 H-4 visas holders, who have work permits. H-4 is issued to the spouse of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India. They had obtained work permits under a special order issued by the previous Obama administration.
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Smith’s third fear is that the optional practical training program for immigrant graduates with STEM degrees will be reduced, “at which point we could have thousands of people suddenly unable to work,” Smith said.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa
In 2014, a federal court denied the government's motion to dismiss the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (Washtech) and three other plaintiffs' case against the OPT STEM extension. Judge Huvelle noted that the plaintiffs had standing due to increased competition in their field, that the OPT participation had ballooned from 28,500 in 2008, to 123,000 and that while the students are working under OPT on student visas, employers are not required to pay Social Security and Medicare contributions, nor prevailing wage.[62]
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So that's close to 200,000 jobs that could have gone to Americans. Bully for Trump for moving to get rid of these two albatrosses and especially for curtailing the unfair OPT program.
Illegal immigration and immigration of our enemies is INVASION prohibited by the Constitution, Art. IV, Sec. 4.
This idiot is worries that Trump and the feds might actually start following the Constitution by preventing invasion on our way to restoring our Free Constitutional Republic.
The Delusional Lying Left. They are the Enemy Within.
My immigration reform plan, not currently online, includes
1. a pay & stay amnesty for Dreamers/anchored parents/select taxpayers
conditioned on submission to the states of a proposed Constitutional amendment providing for taxpayer protections and maternal jus sanguinis citizenship at birth
2. a low-cost amnesty personally available at embassies & consulates for common visa/work-related violations
3. a visa auction system which will allow companies/people to import relatives/agricultural, abattoir & tech workers quickly
4. a multiple incentive employment verification ‘wall’
Eh, no thanks. How about we make it necessary for companies to concretely prove that a visa holder has skills not readily available, instead of abusing H-1B and OPT to hold down wages for American workers.
If Lincoln frees the slaves, who is going to pick all that cotton?
Read about the 10-year rule here:
https://www.fitzgeraldlawcompany.com/boston-immigration-lawyers/cancellation-removal.php
The Obama DACA delay scam is meant to bring most of the illegals under it.
4. you get a years free internet if you switch to Linux ,LOL
“How about we make it necessary for companies to concretely prove that a visa holder has skills not readily available”
It’s a fraudulent process. As noted here already:
“There are Americans that are available, qualified, or trainable to take any job needing done.”
From my plan:
SEC. ???? Employer-Sponsored Deposit-Based Visa Worker Hourly Taxation
[This taxation is meant to replace the generally bogus system of pretending to be unable to find a qualified US worker.]
(a) a tax at a rate of 8 cents a minute of work, other than that of an agricultural nature or under the purview of the United States Department of Agriculture in a meat/poultry abattoir of an Employer-Sponsored Deposit-Based Visa worker paid less than either $1,500/week and $30/hour, by pay period, is imposed upon the worker’s employer.
A discount may be given off the bid price might be given for spouse (4% per year of marriage, up to 80%) of a visa holder or US citizen, child under 21(4% per year of age, up to 80%) of a visa holder or US citizen, intracompany (50%), degree holding chemist (50%), other degree holder(20%).
The degree discounts would be increased 20% for accredited degree granting institution employed persons.
Any illegal alien that has committed a crime--illegally working, illegally claiming citizen services, stealing ID, etc., must confess, get 5-10 years probation with deportation if they violate for any reason whatsoever.
NO CHAIN MIGRATION, NO BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, NO CITIZENSHIP. I want 99% of the illegal aliens and their extended families out of the country.
Any illegal alien working in the US is committing a crime. We need eVerify NOW to root them out, deny them jobs, let them self-deport.
That allows them to import cheaper workers, for whom ten people in a two bedroom dwelling is not a problem, 'cause it's better than where they came from. But it deprives Americans of job opportunities, unless THEY can adjust to living ten to a dwelling and work as cheaply.
Why can’t M$ get their work done in India or China?
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