JimBowie1958
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"But staying silent is difficult, especially after Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) co-sponsored legislation in January 2015 that would hike the 65,000 H-1B base cap hike to as high as 195,000. The measure, known as the I-Squared Act, left some of the former utility IT employees incredulous. They were far from alone.
"The 200,000-member engineering association, IEEE-USA, said the I-Squared bill would "help destroy" the IT workforce with a flood of lower paid foreign workers.
"Eventually, Blumenthal's staff did learn, confidentially, about the experiences of former Eversource IT workers.
"In November, Blumenthal co-sponsored new H-1B legislation by longtime program critics, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), designed to prevent the replacement of U.S. workers by H-1B visa holders.
"Nonetheless, Blumenthal remains a co-sponsor of the I-Squared Act, which raised questions among those laid off about his intentions."
Laid-off IT workers muzzled as H-1B debate heats up
The idiots just dont get it. If they keep this up there might not be a Washington Establishment member left inside the Beltway in 2030. And I am not joking.
"The 200,000-member engineering association, IEEE-USA, said the I-Squared bill would "help destroy" the IT workforce with a flood of lower paid foreign workers.
"Eventually, Blumenthal's staff did learn, confidentially, about the experiences of former Eversource IT workers.
"In November, Blumenthal co-sponsored new H-1B legislation by longtime program critics, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), designed to prevent the replacement of U.S. workers by H-1B visa holders.
"Nonetheless, Blumenthal remains a co-sponsor of the I-Squared Act, which raised questions among those laid off about his intentions."
Laid-off IT workers muzzled as H-1B debate heats up
The idiots just dont get it. If they keep this up there might not be a Washington Establishment member left inside the Beltway in 2030. And I am not joking.