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BofA withdraws job offers to foreign MBAs
FT ^ | 03/09/09 | Della Bradshaw

Posted on 03/09/2009 12:56:46 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

BofA withdraws job offers to foreign MBAs

By Della Bradshaw in London

Published: March 9 2009 00:07 | Last updated: March 9 2009 00:07

Bank of America has become the first US bank to withdraw job offers made to MBA students graduating from US business schools this summer, citing conditions laid out in its bail-out deal as the reason.

The recently passed $787bn stimulus bill in effect prevents financial institutions that have received money from the government’s troubled asset relief programme from applying for H1-B visas for highly skilled immigrants if they have recently made US workers redundant.

BofA, which has received a total of $45bn in Tarp funds, is in the process of digesting two large acquisitions – Countrywide, the mortgage broker, and Merrill Lynch – which will see thousands of jobs lost.

A spokesman for the bank said: “Recent changes in legislation made it necessary for Bank of America to rescind job offers it had made to students requiring H-1B sponsorship.”

(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boa; bofa; mba; tarp
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To: algernonpj

OOPS, posted before finished my thought.

0bammy does not deserve credit for this.

Groups such as FairUS, TeamAmerica, JobDestructionInfo, NumbersUSA, etc. contacted their members via eMail and gave them information to contact their congress critters so they could ‘encourage’ congress to ensure Americans were hired.

I agree, there are so many well educated qualified unemployed Americans, if your are using tax $$ confiscated from Americans - Americans have the right to say hire Americans.


21 posted on 03/09/2009 5:03:14 AM PDT by algernonpj (He who pays the piper . . .)
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To: tallyhoe
I'm assuming this is not email from her own company, or from anybody she knows at a specific company? I notice that the company is not named...i.e. this is probably a cute little story not a real email.
22 posted on 03/09/2009 5:28:23 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: algernonpj
0bammy does not deserve credit for this.

Groups such as FairUS, TeamAmerica, JobDestructionInfo, NumbersUSA, etc. contacted their members via eMail and gave them information to contact their congress critters so they could ‘encourage’.

Yeah our guys forced his hand plus there are plenty of Democrat/Republican CongressCritters who want jobs to go to Americans first

23 posted on 03/09/2009 5:43:30 AM PDT by dennisw (Archimedes--- Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum to place it, and I shall move the Earth)
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To: dennisw
Apparently, half of the responses on this thread have been dedicated to telling me I'm an idiot. I can only conclude that Freepers are now in favor of government control of American business. When you go to a bank and ask for a loan and they ask you if you are a Republican voter and you have to produce your last voters registration to get the loan, then you may see the wisdom in my idiocy.

All of you completely missed the point of my post. I don't give a rat's ass who B of A hires as long as it's the best person for the business. Do you want some dope head with a nose piercing to get the job just because he's American? That's not capitalism. Government control of business is called socialism. When you accept one rule from Washington, get ready to accept more.

When The Tarp was being discussed, there was even a move to have a Union representative placed on each BOD that took the money. What the hell does a union thug have to do with running a bank?

You people are the reason ACORN will be getting billions in the next stimulus. At least the money will be going to Americans?

Do you really want the government to decide that you can have a loan if you buy a GM car, but go screw yourself if you want to finance a Toyota?

The point of the post was It's not the governments business how a private company runs the business. The next response from the idiots that think I'm an idiot is, "If I am giving them a bailout I want strings attached." My response to that is, "Exactly! We shouldn't be bailing out private companies!!!" Unless of course Freepers have now crossed over into Karl Marx land.

Now who's the effing idiot? Either you can't read, or you are a socialist at heart. Hire American if you want to, but if it's mandated by the government, then you aren't a Free Enterprise Capitalist. Get ready for an avalanche of Barney Franks "strings" attached to the money. Most of which, IMHO, Freepers won't agree with. Then I get to tell you "I told you so". Let's see.......You don't get the money unless you adhere to Kyoto requirements, You don't get the money, until you have a windmill on your roof, you can't have any money if you home school you child, you can's have money if you have more than 2 children,( in China it's one child), you can't have money because you own an SUV, you can't have a loan because our records show you own a gun, You CAN have a loan with zero interest because you are black and have a 500 credit score, Oh excuse me, we already did that one.

I've seen it all now, Freepers are protectionists. I give up! We might as well be DU now.

24 posted on 03/09/2009 7:55:27 AM PDT by chuckles
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To: chuckles
Oh, and one more thing..........If you are against hiring labor at a cheaper cost, then why don't we just join the AFL-CIO? That's what they are about. I'm willing to bet there are many here that would support GM going BK, then moving to Alabama and re hiring workers in a "right to work" state for $15 an hr.

Why should B of A pay American workers more, just because they are American? If you have a job opening and No Americans want it because the pay sucks, then where's the beef? How many union supporters are here in Freepland?

In America, the real America,... a qualified applicant negotiates with his/her potential employer over wages and they come to agreement without government influence. If a person doesn't want to work for the offered salary, great!,...just walk out and find someone to hire you for what you think you are worth. In bad times however, you may think you are worth more then you are. There are many people moving to jobs they never thought they would have to do right now. You shouldn't expect a union or government to "bail" you out. You can have a lifetime job in many countries, but not in America.

25 posted on 03/09/2009 8:11:10 AM PDT by chuckles
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To: chuckles
All of you completely missed the point of my post. I don't give a rat's ass who B of A hires as long as it's the best person for the business. Do you want some dope head with a nose piercing to get the job just because he's American? That's not capitalism. Government control of business is called socialism. When you accept one rule from Washington, get ready to accept more.

Straw man argument...... Why do you bring up dopers? Are you that crazy?

We were talking specifically about bringing over foreign MBA on HB1 visa at a time when Americans are hurting for jobs. When many newly minted MBAs are very concerned about employment
Bank of America can find qualified MBAs right here with out any problem
Thus making sure that more Americans are employed.....In your screwball libertarian universe this is something bad? 
You are un-American. Get out and move to China with Jimmy Rodgers

26 posted on 03/09/2009 9:45:35 AM PDT by dennisw (Archimedes--- Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum to place it, and I shall move the Earth)
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To: chuckles
Oh, and one more thing..........If you are against hiring labor at a cheaper cost, then why don't we just join the AFL-CIO? That's what they are about. I'm willing to bet there are many here that would support GM going BK, then moving to Alabama and re hiring workers in a "right to work" state for $15 an hr.

I like all unions except for government unions. Being the phony libertarian you are you don't even know the difference. The union movement has been dead for years. Except for government.

27 posted on 03/09/2009 9:48:34 AM PDT by dennisw (Archimedes--- Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum to place it, and I shall move the Earth)
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To: chuckles
Now who's the effing idiot? Either you can't read, or you are a socialist at heart. Hire American if you want to, but if it's mandated by the government, then you aren't a Free Enterprise Capitalist. Get ready for an avalanche of Barney Franks "strings" attached to the money. Most of which, IMHO, Freepers won't agree with. Then I get to tell you "I told you so". Let's see.......You don't get the money unless you adhere to Kyoto requirements,

Bank of America helped destroy our financial system
So as long as BofA is getting bailouts it is getting taxpayer money so it is rightfully mandated to hire taxpaying Americans...

Not HB1 foreigners

28 posted on 03/09/2009 9:51:53 AM PDT by dennisw (Archimedes--- Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum to place it, and I shall move the Earth)
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To: FUBO

She did it is a joke!


29 posted on 03/09/2009 1:29:54 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: jiggyboy

It is a joke!


30 posted on 03/09/2009 1:30:24 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: tallyhoe

Of course she is.


31 posted on 03/10/2009 12:57:18 AM PDT by FUBO (and EFF EWE Al Gore)
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To: FUBO

My daughter sent this letter to me. it was meant as a joke! Of course she is what?


32 posted on 03/10/2009 8:00:58 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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