|
A follow-up:http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/17/Microsoft-to-Slash-18-000
-Jobs-Week-After-Bill-Gates-Pushed-for-Unlimited-Guest-Worker-Visastechnology,
http://tinyurl.com/q97kqvj
"However, numerous nonpartisan scholars and studies have determined that
there is a surplus - not a shortage - of American high-tech workers.
Moreover, after a recent Census report found that "74% of those with a
bachelor's degree in these subjects don't work in STEM (science,
engineering, math) jobs," the mainstream media may finally be catching onthe
and taking away the high-tech industry's "free pass." CBS News, for
instance, concluded that the Census data suggest the high-tech industry's
contention that there is a shortage of American high-tech "is largely a
myth."
Ron Hira, a public policy professor at the Rochester Institute of
Technology, has "said there are 50% more graduates than job openings in
STEM fields." Microsoft's announcement hammers home his point that the ITon
sector has often been "an area of social mobility," and removing the caps
high-tech guest-worker visas would take jobs away from American workersand
make it more difficult to climb the economic ladder."http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/17/microsoft-cuts-18-000-jobs-as-part-its-la
Time to take care of Americans first.
Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 409-267-4027
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Midrange-NonTech [mailto:midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Paul Nelson
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:12 AM
To: 'Non-Technical Discussion about the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)'
Subject: Micro$oft layoffs?
How many of these 18,000 will be Americans versus H1-B's?
rgest-layoff-ever/
http://tinyurl.com/p889ewa
Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 409-267-4027
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2025 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.