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[News] Microsoft's Visa Curse and the GNU/Linux Advantage

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Norman Matloff tells what's wrong with the H-1B visa program.

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| Pet Peeve (technology edition): "Everybody ought to use Linux." (Windows gets 
| in his way.) 
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=legislation/regulation&articleId=323943&taxonomyId=70&intsrc=kc_feat


Recent:

Open source developers face H1-B visa puzzle

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| Many very capable open source developers don’t have a college degree and the 
| program does not easily accommodate them. 
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/082007-open-source-h1-b.html


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


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
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