Re: Beneath the valley of the revenge of the living dead green card lawyers.

Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1073577289.550929_at_yasure>...
> Joel Garry wrote:
>
> > Apologies in advance if this is flamebait.
> >
> > I read this proposal from Bush, and just couldn't help but imagine
> > hordes of vertically-challenged ratio-tuners invading America and
> > taking our jobs. I couldn't help but think that this will make H1-B
> > seem like the good old days. I wish it were a joke. All I can do is
> > take consolation in the hope that it will piss off everybody from
> > conservative Republicans to bleeding-heart liberals to Juan in the
> > lettuce fields and fade away as a political mis-step.
> >
> > Here it is: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/news/news_1n7immig.html
> >
> > Same newspaper, spin-doctored as to whether it would affect us
> > technoweenies: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20040107-1215-bush-immigration.html
> >
> > We can't really know until it turns into legislation.
> >
> > jg
> > --
> > @home.com is bogus.
> > "San Diego - America's Finest Tourist Plantation." - Bus bilboard art,
> > showing maid, farmworker, busboy, etc., paid for by public funds;
> > upset some people.
>
> I agree. When I saw Bush's proposal the first thing I thought of was the
> following scenario:
>
> Large corporation advertises for PL/SQL programmers and DBAs for $15/hr.
> Can't find any Americans willing to perform technical work for roughly
> the same salary as burger flippers? Bring them in from third-world
> countries.
>
> First Bush presides over the biggest loss in domestic jobs since Herbert
> Hoover. Then he presides over the biggest offshoring of jobs in US
> history. And now this. I am not amused. I wonder how much pain American
> workers will tolerate before they finally vote for their own vested
> self-interest rather than for slogans and public relations stunts like a
> draft dodger on an aircraft carrier.

Today I saw an even more cynical commentary: Bush campaign doesn't even care what general effect it has. They're pandering to Hispanic voters in Florida hoping to raise Bush's percentage among them from 35% to 40%, which would be enough to win the state, therefore the election. Winning over some middle-of-the-road suburbanites would be gravy. Bush takes credit for the idea, leaving congress to take any flak about the details. Businesses are happy because the "can't find American" provisions are even more watered-down than Hx-b programs.

Bill and Larry win either way, they already own Bangalore, and wouldn't be unhappy with "business-friendly" provisions.

The aircraft carrier stunt was OK though. He is the effen commander-in-chief, after all. I would do the same if I could. More fun than unraveling stored procedures generated by Portal tools, that's for sure.

jg

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