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[News] [Rival] 'President' Gates Instructs Nation to Train in Redmond, Then Offshore

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] 'President' Gates Instructs Nation to Train in Redmond, Then Offshore
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:07:29 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Freelance
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
US Congress members push Gates's line on visas

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| Texan Republican Lamar Smith then stepped in with an even more radical bill, 
| called the Strengthening United States Technology and Innovation Now (or 
| Sustain) Act in which he urged the House to triple the H-1B cap from 65,000 
| to 195,000 for 2008 and 2009.   
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/17/h1b_reform_bills_gates/

This is ridiculous. They kill an economy for the sake of a corporation. Are
corporations above the government now?


Related:

Guess Who's Getting the Most Work Visas

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| Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC) are the only two traditional U.S. tech 
| companies among the top 10. Microsoft received 959 visa petition approvals, 
| or one fifth as many as Infosys, while Intel got 369.  
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http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_11/b4075062465238.htm?campaign_id=yhoo


Study: There Is No Shortage of U.S. Engineers

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| ...a new study from Duke University calls this argument bunk, stating
| that there is no shortage of engineers in the United States, and
| that offshoring is all about cost savings.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2111347,00.asp


Is There a Shortage of U.S. Tech Workers?

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| Speaking before a Senate committee earlier this month, Gates said
| that America is facing a critical shortage of tech workers. He
| recommended boosting the number of H-1B visas to allow more foreign
| tech workers into the U.S.
| 
| [...]
| 
| "I think that has created an environment where the population of advanced 
| skill workers has shrunk a lot in the U.S., because we just haven't created 
| a fair system," he says. "Where if you go to other countries, you'll find 
| national policy around broadband deployment, which creates a much more even 
| playing field for people of all income levels to learn by and work by."
| 
| "We did it to ourselves," he says.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3667376


Microsoft Sending All XP and Vista Tech Support Calls To India?

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| Microsoft is sending ALL of its XP and Vista tech support calls to India
| starting March 29th, according to a call center insider
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http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/microsoft/microsoft-sending-all-xp-and-vista-tech-support-calls-to-india-245048.php


"Dear Microsoft": An open letter to Microsoft regarding the outsourcing of
jobs.

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| Don't get it twisted: I don't have a problem with you outsourcing
| jobs to people that will work for next-to-nothing. It's just
| getting a bit out of hand, don't you think? I mean, there's no
| point trying to fool me.
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http://www.lastnameball.com/RantsandTirades/Pages/DearMicrosoft.html


http://airpost.org/microsoft.jpg


Bill Gates to address Senate panel

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| Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is scheduled to descend on Capitol Hill
| next week to pepper a U.S. Senate committee with his suggestions for
| boosting American competitiveness.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6163930.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news


Microsoft India centre working on Windows 7

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| Designers and engineers at Microsoft R&D centre in India have a new mandate 
| for development of Windows 7, the next generation operating system from 
| Microsoft Corporation, slated for release in 2009-10.  
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http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/microsoft-india-centre-workingwindows-7/09/56/296305

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