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Posted By aStorygirl 7 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsImmigrants are the lifeblood of Google and Silicon Valley, where half the engineers were born overseas, up from 10 percent in 1970. Google and other big companies say the Chinese, Indian, Russian and other immigrant technologists have transformed the industry, creating wealth and jobs.
But technology executives say that byzantine and increasingly restrictive visa and immigration rules have imperiled their ability to hire more of the world’s best engineers.
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tehranchik7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Great article storygirl.
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Intel is here in Beaverton. Several campuses. Many foreign hires. It's Oregon's largest employer. I asked my friends Vivek and Naveen why there are so many foreigners working at Intel. They told me one reason is - we don't have the number of graduates to fill these jobs. Plain and simple. I'm sure there are other reasons such as ranking of engineers and designers.
So, when I hear the statement "There are plenty of americans to do these jobs" - I think it comes from someone who doesn't understand what is going on in the industry.-
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b-happy7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Immigration itself is just Focked Up. I am trying to legalize me wife from the Philippines and they throw every obstacle they can in front of you and if you make a mistake, even the smallest mistake, they make you pay more money. I am trying to do it myself but like taxes, you need to hire someone to make sure all the paperwork is straight.
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Amazing to me that our country allows the peasant's of Latin America to illegally cross our borders and when someone who has something to offer wants to work here, we throw every obstacle in their way to make sure they don't get a Visa.
Most of these people who want to work here also want to live here. Get the peasants out and get the talent in.. That's the only thing that will save our country.
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HOUSEMD7 months, 2 weeks ago
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if the teachers made the US students work harder and actually learn math and science there would not be a "need" for these foreigners. some of the "students" ride thru on bean bag courses and the teachers allow it, what kind of a job do you really hope for, welfare?
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icono17 months, 2 weeks ago
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True; but for that to happen, the school boards would have to demand that from not only the teachers but the students and not back down from the irate parents and students that think any type of hard work is un-necessary for the education of their child because hard work means less play time and time to do important things like socialize.
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obiefrommuskogee7 months, 2 weeks ago
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American engineers CAN do these jobs. Maybe we just need to see MORE SCHOLARSHIPS going to bright Americans, instead of foreigners.
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How is reducting the number of map colors an irreplaceable insight? Anyone who has taken a computer graphics course would know this (like me). The article seems to have a bias towards foreign workers. -
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cspezial7 months, 2 weeks ago
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For those of us who work in technical and engineering fields, have you ever noticed that it seems like EVERY foreigner has some kind of advanced degree? Frankly, they can't engineer their way out of a paper bag, but you'll meet a 20 year old Pakistani kid with two PhD's - what kind of school system do they have over there? I realize the US's higher education system is not what it could be, and may be worse than some, but guys, trust me - it is better than most, believe me. For all of the negative press on how bad our education system is, America-born engineers and scientists make some of the most important advances in science, every day. Does Europe give us a run for our money? Yes, they do, but I'll tell you this - go to your local state college website, and see what % of foreigners attend the school, particularly the %'s of students in graduate school. You'll see that the percentages are very high. The US is still one of the top places in the world to get an advanced degree - don't doubt it. It comes down to money, not smarts - you can pay a foreigner less, even after he graduates from OUR college system!
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apaskov7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Nice post.
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Can i use it in my blog?
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howardost7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Oh I feel so sorry for Mr. Mavinkurve and his quest to become a millionaire. The story that there are no American workers is bunch of CRAP!. I work for one the companies listed in the article as a director and I've been turned away from positions that I was more than qualified for that were given to far less qualified people with H1 visa's. Tech companies love H1 workers because they'll work for 60 to 70 hours a week out of fear of being let go. As far as qualified workers returning to wherever they came from competing with US based companies. Name me one software company based in India who competes with Microsoft or Oracle?
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