Next you get a chance go into a local community college. You won't see that many americans.
From what I was able to pick up from one manager, they look use the H-1B visa program as a social program to show high nice America can be.
Maybe it is time to go to the office in DC and freep it. Here is a list of corporations who support this organization:
Active Matter • Agilent Technologies • Amaram Technology Corporation • American Council on Education • American Council on International Personnel
American Electronics Association • Analog Devices, Inc. • Applied Materials, Inc. • AsiaStudios.com • AssetPlanner • Association of American Universities
Association of Independent Research Institutes • Authentica, Inc. • Authoria, Inc. • Avicon • Axiomatic Design Software, Inc. • Back Bay Interactive • Basis Technology Corporation
Baton Rouge International, Inc. •
Best@IT Inc. • Biotechnology Industry Organization • BiT Group, Inc. • Blue Fang Games, LLC • Bluewater Information Convergence, Inc.
Bondi Software, Inc. • BP Amoco Corporation • Brandeis University • BrassRing Systems • Brooks Automation, Inc. • California Institute of Technology • Call Center Services, Inc.
Cambridge Publications, Inc. • CapNet • Cargill, Incorporated • Caterpillar Inc. • CD\Works • Clarity Consulting, Inc. • Clockwork Software Associates Corp. • cMeRun Corp.
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources • Columbia University • CommercialWare, Inc. • Compaq Computer Corporation
Compaque Business Solutions, Inc. • Computer & Communications Industry Association • Computing Technology Industry Association • Concert Technologies Corp.
Cornell University • Data Systems Analysts, Inc. • Dataware • Del Monte Fresh Produce Company • Des Lauriers Municipal Solutions, Inc. • The Digital Dialogue Forum
DSP Software Engineering, Inc. • DuPont • DYS Analytics, Inc. • eComServer, Inc. • EC Cubed, Inc. • EDGE Technical Services, LLC • e-Dialog, Inc. • Electronic Industries Alliance
Electronic Services, Inc. • Eli Lilly and Company • Eliassen Group, Inc. • Enron • ESRI • European-American Business Council • FabCentric, Inc. • Florida State University
Foliage Software Systems • Free Software Foundation • GeoTrust Incorporated • Great Lakes Technologies Group • Greensboro Day School • Group Benefits Shoppers, Inc.
HandsFree Networks • Harris Corporation • Harte-Hanks Data Technologies • Harvard Design & Mapping • Hewlett-Packard • HPC Technologies, Inc. • IBM Corporation
i2 Technologies • iGATE Capital • IIC-Indotronix International Corporation • Incentive Systems, Inc. • InCert Software Corp. • Indiana University
Information Technology Association of America • Information Technology Industry Council • Infovation, Inc. • Intel • International Technology Solutions, Inc. • InterRide Company
The Johns Hopkins University • Jordan Group, Inc. • Kanbay Incorporated • Keane, Inc. • KLA-Tencor Companies • LavaStorm, Inc. • LPA • Magic Hour Communications
Majesco Software Inc. • Massachusetts Software & Internet Council • MessageMachines, Inc. • Microsoft • Milestone Consulting Group • Modalis Research Technologies, Inc.
Moldflow Corporation • Motorola • NAFSA: Association of International Educators • National Association of Manufacturers • National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
National Energy Programs Opportunity Development, Inc. National Retail Federation • National Venture Capital Association • Netegrity, Inc. • Neteos, Inc. • NetScout Systems, Inc.
Network Solutions, A VeriSign Company • Nevo Technologies, Inc. • New Era of Networks, Inc. (NEON) • NorthPoint Software Ventures Inc. • Northwestern Software, Inc.
Northwestern University • The Ohio State University • Oklahoma State University • Optigrab • Oracle Corporation • OrderTrust, Inc. • Owens-Illinois, Inc. • PanAmSat
The Pennsylvania State University The PictureTel Corporation • Pinnacle Software Solutions, Inc. • PlanetSoft, Inc. • Power Industries, Inc. • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PrimeResponse, Inc. • Primesoft Consulting, Inc. • ProNetMusic, Inc. • Purdue University • Quadrant Software • R Systems, Inc. • Radnet, Inc. • Redington Solutions USA, Inc.
Regal Computer Systems, Inc. Rockwell • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey • SAI Universal Business, Inc. • Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
Semiconductor Industry Association • Silverline Technologies, Ltd. • SmarterKids.com, Inc. • Society for Human Resource Management • SoftLinx, Inc.
Software & Information Industry Association • SpeechWorks International Inc. • SriMurthy.Com, Inc. • Stanford University • STMicroelectronics, Inc. • Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group
StorageTek • Sun Microsystems, Inc. • Super Budget, Inc. • Syncrhonics, Inc. • Syracuse University • TCG Software Services, Inc. • Technology Workforce Coalition
Telecommunications Industry Association • Telcordia Technologies, Inc. • Texas Instruments • Torrent Systems • TRW Inc. • Tufts University • Tulane University • Tvisions Inc.
Unisphere Solutions, Inc. • The University of California • University of Cincinnati • University of Illinois • University of Miami • University of Michigan • University of Minnesota
University of Missouri-Columbia • University of Southern California • The University of Texas System • University of Washington • University of Wisconsin-Madison
University System of Maryland • U.S. Chamber of Commerce • Vanderbilt University • VI Engineering, Inc. • Virginia Tech • VisaNow.com, Inc. • Vitel Software, Inc. • Vogt-NEM, Inc.
Washington University in St. Louis • Western Michigan University • Whirlpool Corporation • WSSDesign • Xilinx • Xyvision Enterprise Solutions, Inc. • Z-Firm, LLC • Zoesis Studios
http://www.aila.org/newsViewer.aspx?bc=273&docID=12310 AILA Press Release: H-1B Cap Reached Signals Change Needed
2/18/2004
American Immigration Lawyers Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEB
February 3, 2004
Contact: Judith Golub
(202) 216-2403
jgolub@aila.org or Julia Hendrix
(202) 216-2404
jhendrix@aila.org H-1B Cap Reached Signals Change Needed
AILA Calls on Congress for Immediate Change to Visa Program
The U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services yesterday announced that it will not accept any more new applications for the H-1B visa program, stating that the congressionally mandated FY 04 cap of 65,000 workers had been reached 5 months into the fiscal year.
Many U.S. companies, as well as medical and educational institutions, utilize H-1B visas to employ highly educated foreign professionals in the United States, making the H-1B program vital to America's economy. These highly educated foreign professionals allow U.S. employers to develop new products, create groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace.
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to hire, on a temporary basis, highly educated foreign professionals for "specialty occupations." Examples include doctors, engineers, professors, accountants, researchers, medical personnel and computer professionals. Besides using these foreign professionals to obtain essential skills or rare and unique knowledge, U.S. employers use the program to acquire special expertise in overseas markets, trends or distribution (therefore allowing U.S. businesses to compete in global markets), or to alleviate temporary shortages of U.S. professionals where they occur in specific occupations.
The H-1B visa is a tool to keep the U.S. economy vibrant and keep jobs in America. As evidenced by reaching the cap so early in the fiscal year, H-1B professionals remain essential to fill specific positions in companies across the country. As the U.S. economy improves and demand increases, U.S. employers will need increased access to these professionals. If the H-1B program cannot give U.S. employers such access, the consequence could be detrimental to America's economy. Such rigidity would limit America's supply of these important professionals, thereby hampering our nation's economic vitality. The result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition.
AILA calls on Congress to fix this untenable situation by supporting an H-1B program that reflects our nation's need for these professionals and allows U.S. employers access now and in the future to the talents of these highly educated foreign professionals.
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Founded in 1946, AILA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that provides its Members with continuing legal education, information, and professional services. AILA advocates before Congress and the Administration and provides liaison with the DHS and other government agencies. AILA is an Affiliated Organization of the American Bar Association.