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What can we do?!?

Write a handwritten note to the White House and your Congress critters about these issues. I suggest that you include asking for teh abolishment of OPIC, H1B visas and enforcvemnet of the L1 visa law. Also make it clear that perhaps it is time for teh USA to consider tariffs on software and computer services. You may not get anywhere alone but if you write and you get some friends to write eventually the polidiots may take notice.

Note I did not go into the violent alternative because that will manifest itself quite clearly if we do not get government action to remedy a problem with government policy.

You know, you can take 5 or 6 of your friends and make an appointment with your congressperson to talk to him/her in person. Even if they are dems, you'd be suprised at the pressure they feel when a group of the opposition very civilly approaches them with an issue. And if you can show there are a whole lot more people you can get to complain, they will start to listen. The thing they fear the most I think, is when you go door to door in your neighborhood and get other people to complain. Also, a lot of people don't know or forget that this is how our system of government is supposed to work, citizens are supposed to request face time with their representatives, and they often choose convience of phone calls or emails over that which limits their influence. Face time will get you places. After you meet privately with them go to one of their public or townhall meetings. If you've informed them of the facts and they go on pretending they don't know a problem exists, you can call them on it and also inform other constituents at the same time. This really ups the accountability factor in a hurry.

One caution. You must be civil. Bring facts and don't back down.