http://disqus.com/by/srg/enWed, 25 Feb 2009 12:37:46 -0000http://www.GeekMBA360.com/?p=557#comment-6615964<p>Your friend has a choice. He can return to his country. He is not a "slave".</p><p>What about all of the US workers that have lost their jobs to visa holders in this country and outsourcing? I know so many people that paid for their own education and also worked very hard for their companies - devoting a good portion of their life to a company only to lose their job to outsourcing, H1Bs (and L1s don't forget). These are high paying jobs we are talking about - not fast food service jobs. Even at a reduction these employees are paid well. Especially because most of the visa holders and workers in the countries we have outsource to are younger and less experienced than their former US peers that are being laid off. At one time these people were paid entry wages as well.</p><p>This program was put in place to address a "worker shortage" in the country or cases where the company could not find skilled US workers qualified to do the work. With unemployment at 10% in many states and still rising, obviously this is no longer the case so this program should be dissolved. OR some of the stimulus package should be devoted to retraining Americans. These programs put an additional burden on our job market because spouses of some visa holders (L1 Visas) are also allowed to work. Which further negatively impacts the supply of jobs available to US workers and contributes to downward pricing on wages since these visa workers will work for much less.</p><p>It's a sad story but there are lots of outsourced jobs in your friend's country he or she can return to, evident by the high turnover rates in these countries.</p>srgWed, 25 Feb 2009 12:37:46 -0000