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Well ... it happened. Our departments H1B got called back to India ... stated reason was immigration issues ... apparently the company is getting rid of the H1B's. Though he is a nice kid and I liked him a lot ... I'm really not sorry to see him go. This company has had 4 lay-offs in the 10 months I have been here. The guy in the cube next to me who has been with the company 22 years said to me yesterday that he's lost a lot of good friends and the company lost /laid off a lot of good workers to bring in the H1B's. He said he felt that they had NO BUSINESS here when there are so many laid of American engineers (my sentiments exactly) He said he has worked with a lot of them and most can't hold a candle to an American engineer. That is the same experience that I have had with them as well.

I did not realize the level of hostility there is for the H1B's held by the other engineers I work with until I talked with several yesterday. BTW I've been assigned to take over / cleaning up the mess left by the H1B in question.

Well ... it happened. Our departments H1B got called back to India ... stated reason was immigration issues ... apparently the company is getting rid of the H1B's.

Glad to hear it.

BTW I've been assigned to take over / cleaning up the mess left by the H1B in question.

I am certain that will keep you busy for a while.

I am an engineer. I realize the threat than H1B's present to engineers. They depress my wage and someday may take my job. However, projects get shipped overseas all the time. I would rather import engineers than export jobs. H1B's are the kind of folks I want to immigrate: motivated, educated, and bright.