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Dear Congressman ,

I am writing to oppose the continuance of the H1B program and other programs of that type.

I have worked in the hi tech industry for 20 years and have seen the effect of this program over that period. In my opinion it is a cynical and successful way that hi tech companies have used to drive down wages, break the market for highly skilled employees, and ultimately sabotage one of the only high wage industries left in the United States.

Clearly, with Oregon facing the highest in the nation rates of unemployment we do not need more Indian and Chinese programmers imported into our state. But that is exactly what big companies like Intel continue to insist we must do.

Please do the right thing and vote no on the continuation of the H1B program and other visa programs used to bring in high tech workers.