CS wages down again, H-1B visas having an impact?

[awaken]

Orrin Hatch in the pocket of Big Tech
http://www.computerworld.com/articl...rin-hatch-sets-stage-for-new-visa-battle.html

Timeline given

But the time for taking action is short, said Harrison. The Trump administration can change the lottery through an interim regulation, but it has to make the change by the end of February to give the rule the 30 days it needs before it can take effect by April 1.

 

[awaken]

Flaws in current program
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/21/technology/h1b-visa-program-flawed/

 

[awaken]

uh oh, three posts in a row? #awakenechochamber
Trump will release his new policy very soon. Until then, how the future of Indian IT may not be in outsourcing anyway
http://www.zdnet.com/article/trumps...the-kick-in-the-pants-indian-it-sorely-needs/

 

[awaken]

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/US-suspends-expedited-processing-for-H1-B-visas-10976085.php?

http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/04/news/economy/h1b-visa-expedited-suspended-reaction

H1-B safe for this year
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrap...-outsourcing-h1b-immigrant-visa/#1759e4991881


Added: how guest workers hurt green card and national salaries
http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-...commentary-the-h1b-problem-as-ieeeusa-sees-it

Of course, if the $60k salary was indexed to inflation and was auto-adjusted every 5 years, this would not be a problem.

 

[awaken]

Trump issues EO directing federal agencies to review their visa programs
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h1b-visas-foreign-workers/

Anticipating crack-down(?), the number of H-1B visa applications decreased for first time in 5 years
http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/17/tec...lications/index.html?section=money_technology

 

[marquee moon]

BSF4 has not posted since early February

I assume he's back in the same loony bin caturday gets sent to