Homework for my computer class

[Baruch Menachem]

Industry leaders have asked that the local college demand essays in every computer related class. The level of writing in the computer field seems to appall them.

My latest computer homework

Knowledge is power and wealth. For national strength and wealth we need to attract and keep the best the world has to offer. However, a strong nation protects the interests of its citizens. The H1B program is an attempt by the government to balance its needs and responsibilities
Intellect has long been recognized as a resource, and from the time of Adam Smith to the present national wealth and superior skills have been seen to go hand in hand. From the earliest days of the republic till now, national progress has been advanced because intellectuals could achieve more in America than anywhere else. Immigrants brought with them not just strong backs, but also deft skills.
Immigration has also brought victory in war. German, Hungary, Italy and Russia had no use for the likes of Neils Bohr, Enrico Fermi, Albert Einstein and Heddy Lamar (The mother of the modern cell phone). Their loss was our gain.
However, there are problems with the owners of any resource having issue with people bringing more of a resource into a small market. Just as Rockefeller resented the drilling of a new oil well that he did not, and Carnegie looked askance at someone else's steel mill, so professional people must regard bringing in folks who, while doing something great for America, at the same time reduce his personal pay.
The HIB visa is a way for US companies to get the skills that America needs and balance the needs of American workers. H1B visas only last for 3 years, and can only be renewed once. H1B visas are, however, seen as an early step in the immigration process. It is run and regulated by the department of labor (web site at H-1B Certification )
Currently, there are 65,000 H1B visas available for persons in a specialty occupation with education and training comparable to a US Bachelor’s degree, plus an additional 20,000 available to workers with a doctorate or comparable degree. Because of fears for the wages of US workers in fields subject to H1B visas there are specific protections before an H1B visa can be granted. H1B visa holders must be paid a ‘comparable’ wage, get extensive benefits, and can’t be hired in order to solve a wage dispute.
There are fears that H1B visas harm US worker interests. It is an axiom in economic theory that when you increase the supply of something in a market, and the demand remains constant, then the price will go down.
A study from the Wharton school of business seems to prove that wages from H1B visas in the programming field are reduced by about 3% in the current marketplace by the current quota regime.SSRN-H-1B Visas, Offshoring, and the Wages of US Information Technology Workers by Prasanna Tambe, Lorin Hitt . On the other hand, demand for programmers is intense. The effect on wages here should be compared, as this study does, to the effect of offshoring the jobs. Offshoring also reduces wages, but not as much.
However, when jobs are sent overseas, as opposed to bringing the workers here there are security risks, in addition to the fact that we are giving foreign nations the benefit of our expertise. Skills and knowledge are built and maintained by their use. Training is best done by actual work experience. By bringing the workers here, we are keeping the jobs here.
Even in these very tough economic times, jobs stay open for months due to a dearth of qualified applicants. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/39561/demand-h1b-visa-gains-momentum.html Last year was the first year that the demand for visas did not meet the cap. In 2008 the number of visa applications exceeded the annual cap in the first day applications were accepted.
Offshoring is a very huge risk for the US economy. Wages overseas, even among the educated, are substantially lower than here. Many companies have discovered that with a dearth of qualified workers here, and a huge pool of qualified workers worldwide, they can substantially lower their costs by exporting the job rather than importing the worker. The same company needs the same job done, but rather than have it done here, where the worker will add to the national economy and skill set, the job is there, helping raise wages and skill sets overseas. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/39561/demand-h1b-visa-gains-momentum.html Forbes’ Magazine reports that IBM has only about ¼ of its workforce here in the United States.
Given the hard economic realities of modern business, and the short supply of persons qualified to do the work, the HIB visa program is the best compromise to protect the interests of the United States and the interests of high value workers.
The immediate advantages to offshoring and H1B are very obvious to employers. Every business faces the reality that they have very little price power, especially in a commodity type business like computers. Profits have to come from keeping controls on costs. The risks of H1B and offshore are less obvious. In the trying for the lowest cost they often find lowest quality instead. Everyone has horror stories of calling an overseas call center and finding people on the phone who are clueless about the product desperately flipping through pages of documentation to find answers to simple questions, and finding people answering the phone who speak heavily accented, grammatically unique English. Customer service is a major part of any product. Offshoring over the longer term may prove more expensive than they can afford.
Bringing in H1B visas might also be an option more expensive than companies first think. While visa holders might take in lower wages, their costs long term might also prove a shock. There are huge up front costs associated with the visa holder. In addition, there are the expenses of compliance with the Labor department regulations which run to four pages of tiny type. Bringing the visa holder into an understanding of what a native American just knows can also be an expensive and aggravating process. And while the visa holders may have some qualifications, often they need additional training. Hiring someone with the skills you need may be expensive, but training someone fresh is even more so.
The H1B program recognizes that in a global economy that jobs go where the skills are, and that the price is set at the margin. It is better that high tech jobs and skills stay here than go overseas. Wages will be set at the lowest price companies can get away with, regulations or no. While the H1B program contains protections for wages, they don’t protect well. Multinational companies will pay wages on the international margin. For knowledge jobs, it might be better that these wages be paid here, and the expertise kept here, rather than over there.

:

 

[JamesMorrison]

Industry leaders have asked that the local college demand essays in every computer related class. The level of writing in the computer field seems to appall them.

My latest computer homework

Knowledge is power and wealth. For national strength and wealth we need to attract and keep the best the world has to offer. However, a strong nation protects the interests of its citizens. The H1B program is an attempt by the government to balance its needs and responsibilities
Intellect has long been recognized as a resource, and from the time of Adam Smith to the present national wealth and superior skills have been seen to go hand in hand. From the earliest days of the republic till now, national progress has been advanced because intellectuals could achieve more in America than anywhere else. Immigrants brought with them not just strong backs, but also deft skills.
Immigration has also brought victory in war. German, Hungary, Italy and Russia had no use for the likes of Neils Bohr, Enrico Fermi, Albert Einstein and Heddy Lamar (The mother of the modern cell phone). Their loss was our gain.
However, there are problems with the owners of any resource having issue with people bringing more of a resource into a small market. Just as Rockefeller resented the drilling of a new oil well that he did not, and Carnegie looked askance at someone else's steel mill, so professional people must regard bringing in folks who, while doing something great for America, at the same time reduce his personal pay.
The HIB visa is a way for US companies to get the skills that America needs and balance the needs of American workers. H1B visas only last for 3 years, and can only be renewed once. H1B visas are, however, seen as an early step in the immigration process. It is run and regulated by the department of labor (web site at H-1B Certification )
Currently, there are 65,000 H1B visas available for persons in a specialty occupation with education and training comparable to a US Bachelor’s degree, plus an additional 20,000 available to workers with a doctorate or comparable degree. Because of fears for the wages of US workers in fields subject to H1B visas there are specific protections before an H1B visa can be granted. H1B visa holders must be paid a ‘comparable’ wage, get extensive benefits, and can’t be hired in order to solve a wage dispute.
There are fears that H1B visas harm US worker interests. It is an axiom in economic theory that when you increase the supply of something in a market, and the demand remains constant, then the price will go down.
A study from the Wharton school of business seems to prove that wages from H1B visas in the programming field are reduced by about 3% in the current marketplace by the current quota regime.SSRN-H-1B Visas, Offshoring, and the Wages of US Information Technology Workers by Prasanna Tambe, Lorin Hitt . On the other hand, demand for programmers is intense. The effect on wages here should be compared, as this study does, to the effect of offshoring the jobs. Offshoring also reduces wages, but not as much.
However, when jobs are sent overseas, as opposed to bringing the workers here there are security risks, in addition to the fact that we are giving foreign nations the benefit of our expertise. Skills and knowledge are built and maintained by their use. Training is best done by actual work experience. By bringing the workers here, we are keeping the jobs here.
Even in these very tough economic times, jobs stay open for months due to a dearth of qualified applicants. Demand for H1B visa gains momentum Last year was the first year that the demand for visas did not meet the cap. In 2008 the number of visa applications exceeded the annual cap in the first day applications were accepted.
Offshoring is a very huge risk for the US economy. Wages overseas, even among the educated, are substantially lower than here. Many companies have discovered that with a dearth of qualified workers here, and a huge pool of qualified workers worldwide, they can substantially lower their costs by exporting the job rather than importing the worker. The same company needs the same job done, but rather than have it done here, where the worker will add to the national economy and skill set, the job is there, helping raise wages and skill sets overseas. Demand for H1B visa gains momentum Forbes’ Magazine reports that IBM has only about ¼ of its workforce here in the United States.
Given the hard economic realities of modern business, and the short supply of persons qualified to do the work, the HIB visa program is the best compromise to protect the interests of the United States and the interests of high value workers.
The immediate advantages to offshoring and H1B are very obvious to employers. Every business faces the reality that they have very little price power, especially in a commodity type business like computers. Profits have to come from keeping controls on costs. The risks of H1B and offshore are less obvious. In the trying for the lowest cost they often find lowest quality instead. Everyone has horror stories of calling an overseas call center and finding people on the phone who are clueless about the product desperately flipping through pages of documentation to find answers to simple questions, and finding people answering the phone who speak heavily accented, grammatically unique English. Customer service is a major part of any product. Offshoring over the longer term may prove more expensive than they can afford.
Bringing in H1B visas might also be an option more expensive than companies first think. While visa holders might take in lower wages, their costs long term might also prove a shock. There are huge up front costs associated with the visa holder. In addition, there are the expenses of compliance with the Labor department regulations which run to four pages of tiny type. Bringing the visa holder into an understanding of what a native American just knows can also be an expensive and aggravating process. And while the visa holders may have some qualifications, often they need additional training. Hiring someone with the skills you need may be expensive, but training someone fresh is even more so.
The H1B program recognizes that in a global economy that jobs go where the skills are, and that the price is set at the margin. It is better that high tech jobs and skills stay here than go overseas. Wages will be set at the lowest price companies can get away with, regulations or no. While the H1B program contains protections for wages, they don’t protect well. Multinational companies will pay wages on the international margin. For knowledge jobs, it might be better that these wages be paid here, and the expertise kept here, rather than over there.

:

Warning! What follows is free advice and should be valued accordingly.

Given your target audience of "Industry leaders" this is an excellent subject. In the past, complete technical schools such as Drexel University and Rochester Institute of Technology, to mention just a couple, were actually started by business owners in need of a properly educated workforce. Due to our appalling public school system the quality of graduating students, overall, has regressed, but, I digress.

I am not sure of your present level of education but I do hope you take this criticism in the helpful spirit it is given.

In the future, if you can, take a writing course (I, obviously, did not). This is important because the objective of your work product determines both the style and structure of the final text. The final report of an engineering firm will look and read much differently then, say, that of a journalist's work reporting on the same subject. As an example, if this particular report is to be read by leaders of high tech companies you are trying to impress, you might construct the text as a lobbying effort to be consumed by federal legislators in that industry's attempt to sway those lawmakers to grant increased numbers of H1-B visas that favored those potential employees. Accordingly, you would probably not include certain figures that go against your argument, unless, of course, you put forward a countervailing argument. If this is to be a general effort for such an audience, refine the article by stating, with such an introduction, exactly what the purpose pf the article is. This clarification will allow you to narrow your article's scope (thereby making your work easier) while permitting the target audience, which may be looking for a focus in an other area, to view your overall talents and potential.

The pointers (URLs in this case) are good but should be used sparingly and positioned correctly. Sometimes it is best to incorporate a small and germane quote from the text you are citing immediately after making your point in your text.

Example, you write: "So it is now obvious that [your point stated]. In fact [the guy you are quoting] informs us: ['his quote that backs up your point']."

This will make the text more fluent and readable and it gives the impression that the expert you are quoting is standing right behind you in agreement.

Every good author or professional writer has an editor. Simply put, two heads are better than one. If you have somebody like a Journalism major or English major that is willing to sit down and polish the text with you the result will be a better product. Make sure you process the text with a spell/grammar checker and be prepared to rework the text over and over if you have the time...make the time via forethought. Even having an untrained friend or relative read the text can give insights and suggestions that improve the work. Decide whether your text is better served by footnoting your references or embedding them directly in the text.

Overall the text is good, its just a matter of polishing the copy and tailoring it to your targeted reader.

JM