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RE: Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft, but he no longer runs the company

I think the title of the thread is : "Jeff Sessions criticizes Bill Gates's call for STEM worker visas amid Microsoft layoffs"

Even if Bill Gates does not run the company, he still is a Technology Adviser of Microsoft, which has the ear of the CEO, and has a huge stake in the company (due to his stock ownership ). The fact that he is PUBLICLY CALLING for Congress to increase STEM worker visa is relevant regardless of whether or not he runs the company.

Senator Sessions is implying that Gates support for STEM visas is connected to Microsoft’s plan to lay off a significant chunk of their workforce. I am asserting that there is no connection.

The wisdom of increased STEM visas is an entirely different issue. I have no problem hiring engineers and scientists, and in our case, they must have U.S. citizenship and a valid security clearance. More applicants than there are jobs. Lots of the software sweat shops like to hire aliens because they are cheaper and put up with more nonsense from their employer because of their native culture and their fear of losing their visa. That’s the problem that Sessions ought to be advancing.