“Despite the jobless epidemic, U.S. companies are tripping over themselves to fill high paying job openings with workers from overseas. Companies, lead by Microsoft and IBM, have already maxed out their allotment of 65,000 H-1B visas. Indeed, it appears U.S. companies have set a three-year record in how quickly they reached the cap for H-1B workers.”
From this article: Despite High Unemployment, U.S. Companies Are Hiring From Overseas At Record Pace
These supposed American companies prefer to hire foreign nationals when unemployment runs epidemic in this country. They play all sort of games to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. (U.S. Tech Companies Could Double Overseas Cash By 2013: Moody’s). Long ago they have moved their spending on education overseas because they felt that they get “more bang for the buck” (Microsoft To Invest $1.7B In India).
We have made it such a financial burden on our young folks to get the education necessary to compete for these types of jobs it is sinful. I have worked in IT for several companies including 3 or 4 Fortune 500 companies. I’ve yet to see one invest significantly in training its American workforce. Either you know it when you are hired, or you learn it on your own. The alternative is to watch as they flood the offices with young Indian programmers.
I’m not sure that these ‘American” companies are not doing more harm to common US citizen than all the terrorist Cheney and Bush ever dreamed about. The law as reinforced by the Supreme Court decision (Justices, 5-4, Reject Corporate Spending Limit) desires to treat the legal construction, corporations, as persons. If they are persons and citizens of this nation they are treasonous, undermining the very fabric of our society.
It is so wrong… and our politicians let them get away with it. So wrong…