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The Monster on June 23, 2007 at 12:45 AM

LOL

Out of my circle of friends, I’m the smartest one I know. There aren’t alot of people with technical skill or training that aren’t already in a secure job.

Jesus wept.

I still do, because it is simply absurd, and you know it.

Freelancer on June 22, 2007 at 9:42 PM

Let me see if I can capture thought process here. If a Democrat proposes a bill it reflects traitorous and terrible conduct that will bring the democracy to an end. If a Republican submits one no big deal because they aren’t actually encouraging breaking the law.

Not carrying the water? Drinking it through a firehose is more like it.

Somehow I think that had those names had “D” attached t othem you wouldn’t be quite so philosophical and a little more willing to assess blame. Based on your posts in the past anyway.

I question the first three words the most, of course, but what follows is simply not true. It is NOT the law here which is despicable, it is how people have created a way to side-step it.

The law, which based on this report is obviously flawed, sets standards and procedures which were meant to reduce or prevent exactly what these people are doing. Again, I say that far too many laws Congress produces are useless or worse, but that doesn’t mean they were malicious. This definitely falls into that category.

I carry no water for a political party, certainly not the Republicans as they have become. I rejected your implication that the legislators were accomplices to this criminal behavior. I still do, because it is simply absurd, and you know it.

Fxxxxxg Traitors are systematically eliminating the middle class.

ScottyDog on June 22, 2007 at 2:03 PM

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

Nail. Head.

These people need to be lined up and shot DEAD!

abinitioadinfinitum on June 22, 2007 at 11:47 AM

Of course — they’re lawyers. That goes without saying (see Shakespeare).

Bryan at Hot Air has a shocking video of a law firm offering a seminar to employers that teaches them how to deliberately avoid having to hire US workers so……

But this is a mystery to me. How are they managing to pull off exactly the same lifestyle as American workers if they’re being paid so much less? Like the person who mentioned foreign workers who think $30K in California is big money? How can they even afford to live in a cardboard box for $30K in Cali?

aero on June 22, 2007 at 2:11 PM

Well, for one, they didn’t have to pay for an expensive engineering degree from a college in the US. They don’t have the student loans and credit card bills most US taught students have. Since they will work for 5-10 thousand less per year than a typical citizen, the companies can afford to give them hiring bonuses like new SUVs and travel and housing expense help to get them started. After that, they’re free to fall into all the debt typical citizens have although I’m not sure if they have the same tax burdens.

Freelancer on June 22, 2007 at 4:18 PM

Somehow I think that had those names had “D” attached t othem you wouldn’t be quite so philosophical and a little more willing to assess blame. Based on your posts in the past anyway.

Mazztek on June 22, 2007 at 4:31 PM

Considering that I didn’t reply to your posts I have to wonder who is really the ignorant one….
Try rereading what I said – I usually quote who I am replying to.

Bradky — You’re totally missing something. So Cal is the good part. Everything south of Camp Pendleton is strictly republican. Even after the Cunningham fiasco, we still went with a (R) canidate.

Due to your ignorance and assumations, you are wrong. And you didn’t bother to check with me before laying that blanket of yours over me. We aren’t filing with foreign nationals illegally. My company in particular requires you to have citizenship, and you must pass strict background checks before you are even considerd for hiring. While we do hav some foreign enginers on staff, they have a valid work visa, and are monitored by the NSA. If you want to have a government contract, you have to be in compliance.

Out of my circle of friends, I’m the smartest one I know. There aren’t alot of people with technical skill or training that aren’t already in a secure job. And I’m the one fixing all of my friend’s computers.

I guess you may have a long line of people to start with.
Sponsors of the bill included McConnel, Lott, Graham, Abraham, and Brownback. Oddly enough Clinton who long opposed it declined to weigh in due to the ongoing impeachement.
Oh and Thompson helped craft the bill….

Go figure

Bradky on June 22, 2007 at 1:50 PM

This is disingenuous. While I agree that Congress is at its best when it does almost nothing, that every law they craft generates loopholes for the wicked, the legislators who made the bill are not the ones who designed ways to flout it, to cheat the system in favor of illegals.

Laws are like locks on your door. They keep honest people honest, and provide incentives to the dishonest to figure out ways to “break in”. This video shows dishonest people explaining how to beat the laws; that doesn’t make the law (or those who legislated it) evil.

What needs to happen is a series of sting operations where poeple submit resumes that are perfectly qualified matches to the job postings that are believed to be involved in this scam. Get through the interview, and when they “create” a disqualification, hammer them.

We are actually looking for 5 electronic and computer technicians where I work, and dozens of programmers.

We’re in southern Cali, (the good part) Carlsbad.

Any hot air peeps looking for a job, let me know. I’ll send details. No garantees, tho.

Hey Mazz, I just send you a message on myspace.

Neo on June 22, 2007 at 2:38 PM

Is he here on a H1B visa or a legal citizen?

One issue is filling high tech jobs with foreigners. A separate issue is whether or not illegals do the jobs Americans don’t want to do.

You are merging the two and creating a false premise in your question.

aero on June 22, 2007 at 2:11 PM

I think you have it right. Now if it is a matter of outsourcing to other countries, that is a different kettle of fish.

The opening line of the bill says “Introduction and background. High-tech companies are having great difficulty finding workers with math, engineering, and computer science skills.”

Check stats against number of engineering, math and computer science vs the demand in IT industry and it will show the real “truth”.