Posted on 12/02/2020 9:59:10 PM PST by xomething
Utah Senator Mike Lee succeeded in passing legislation in the Senate that would eliminate per-country-caps on recipients of H-1B visas on Wednesday, a policy change that would effectively monopolize the visa system for nationals of large countries such as India.
The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act has been called the greatest corporate welfare program for Big Tech in recent memory. Lee has persistently sought to pass the corporate giveaway, with previous attempts to eliminate per-country-caps being blocked by Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Rick Scott. Neither Senator objected to the unanimous passage of the modified S386 legislation on Wednesday afternoon.
Big Tech monopolies such as Apple, Google and Microsoft have fervently lobbied in favor of eliminating per-country caps, seeking to replace their American workforces with de facto indentured workers who accept lower wages and worse working conditions. The pervasive use of the H-1B visa in the American technology industry has displaced countless American workers from their careers.
Lee’s giveaway doesn’t specifically raise annual H-1B visa rates, although an increase in numbers of visa workers would be a likely consequence of its enactment. It’s expected that the program will be dominated by Indian nationals in the event that Lee’s HR1044/S386 is signed into law, providing massive corporations with a considerable labor pool willing to work for less in return for an American visa.
The legislation was most recently updated with a provision blocking Chinese nationals from using the H-1B program. This provision appears to have been instrumental in securing its passage through the Senate.
U.S. Tech Workers @USTechWorkers Breaking: Sen. Mike...
The Big Tech giveaway will now proceed to President Donald Trump’s desk, having previously passed in the House of Representatives. It will fall upon President Trump to veto the visa worker corporate welfare in the interests of American tech workers.
H1B bump for later...
There already is a constitution party, no one pays any attention to them.
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Very true. But if trump wanted to start a new party — regardless of name—, he would likely start with a huge base....until reality set in and people realized that Congressional republicans would make things impossible for them.
Rubio is just that out of touch. I don’t think he was ever in touch with the average constituent.
He has the ability, but he never comes across as anything but a polished politician.
He and Haley will be the establishment candidates after Trump.
I think “antiseptic” is the word for hospital rooms ...and people like Mark Rubio
rumor has it it was 100-0 on the vote, which means a veto is pointless
it’s 20 years past when the slimey gop should have Whigged out. Trump needs to win this, and congress needs to pass solid election reform(good luck with that) and then a new party could be formed that’d have a chance and kicking the gop to the curb
Maybe Trump should just run as a democrat....That would be a blast to watch. Trump would reorient the Democratic Party further to the center (after all the loonies immolated in the first debate) and force the Republicans to move further to the right to differentiate themselves form the democrats...... and then....you just play em against each other while you do your thing. Maybe you change your registration to independent while in office. (congress critters do it all the time)....
..... The swamp creatures are re-spawning as we speak .....
Not like any US citizens might need a job/sarc :/
My new neighbors son is his second year at MIT his damn education has been put on hold for a whole year because of CV19, he can do some classes on line BUT many of the classes are lab which can not be done on line NOW they bring in foreigners to take these kids jobs DISGRACEFUL but typical BASTARDS!!{
My new neighbors son is his second year at MIT his damn education has been put on hold for a whole year because of CV19, he can do some classes on line BUT many of the classes are lab which can not be done on line NOW they bring in foreigners to take these kids jobs DISGRACEFUL but typical BASTARDS!!{
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74% of American STEM graduates can not find work in their own field thanks to H1Bs, H4EADs (96% Indian), OPTs and L1s. They are saddled with 100k or more in student loans on wasted education.
Hopefully your new neighbors son (by virtue of going to MIT) can be one of the 26%
Sorry for your neighbor’s son...And sorry for so many STEM
students...
Mike Lee has been trying for months if not years to get this
ATTROCIOUS BILL PASSED. We need to send a clear message to President Trump about this....Hopefully, he will hear it thru all the noise...
What is it about Utah that produces some of the worst Senators?!
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Rubio is a politician all right. Most elected officials are.
Only an idiot would think otherwise.
Mike Lee the dumb a$$ in the Rose Garden with no mask hugging everyone spreading covid.
This kid is absolutely brilliant he is SO SMART, he joined the reserves to help pay for his education works a ton of part time jobs to not go into debt majoring in the engineering area of tech and these BASTARDS bring in foreigners I could SCREAM right now, I can’t believe how they have just PUSHED Trump aside and are back to the good ole boys club giving America the middle finger!!! THE BEAT GOE ON!!
They want Mormonism to spread and to be allowed in India, as was suggested by other Freepers?
So any Freepers have any real suggestions for Americans like myself who are now perpetually locked out of a field that we have been practicing in for the last 35 years?
We are far to old to be starting back at the bottom, making starter wages at starter jobs.
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