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- What the Laken Riley Act Does Against Illegal and Legal Immigration
The Laken Riley Act represents a bold step toward accountability in immigration enforcement of both illegal and legal U.S. entrants.
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Salesforce Betrays America – The Dark Side of the “Indian Era”
Salesforce disinvested in the U.S. workforce that built it into a global powerhouse and enabled it to soar above its competition.
How President Trump Can Carryout His Mass Deportation Agenda
[This is a synopsis of a two hour podcast. To see the podcast, click on this link.] With Donald Trump’s inauguration a little over two months away, the time is nigh to discuss the practical measures that will need to be taken to implement his mass deportation agenda. [...]
Class of 2024 Computer Science Grads Face Trouble? Why?
Today’s story deals with the tough job market for American computer science graduates. One recent graduate from the Catholic University of America, Ben Riesett told the Wall Street Journal, that the “the truth is, when you start looking right now, it’s impossible to get hired.” The story points [...]
Legal Immmigration
- Tech Workers Brace for Possible Omnibus Job-Killer
Like the proverbial bad penny that keeps reappearing, lousy immigration bills are hard to kill off. Consider the EAGLE Act of 2022, also known as Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment, or formally recognized as H.R. ... - What a “Tech Recession” Could Mean for U.S. Tech Workers
Founder's Corner Dear All, The long-awaited buyout of Twitter by Tesla CEO Elon Musk finally happened and as hinted, Musk immediately fired the CEO, Parag Agrawal, and the company's Chief Legal Officer, Vijaya Gadde. Both executives, coincidentally immigrants from India, were accused of ... - Tech Layoffs May Give U.S. IT Workers Opportunities
Elon Musk, Twitter’s new Chief Executive Officer, and the firings he immediately called for that included H-1B visa holders, as well as the tech industry’s mass, across-the-board layoffs, raise a three-decade-old question: should the H-1B visa be eliminated, and should ... - Corporate America Gets Richer on the Backs of U.S. Workers
In August, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that corporate profit margins during the previous three months established a new record. In all, corporate profits for 2022’s second quarter hit $2 trillion. ... - Is PM Sunak the New Face of Global Corporatocracy?
Founder's Corner Dear All, This week, I’m shifting our focus to halfway across the globe to the political drama unfolding in the United Kingdom (UK). Britain has just appointed its third prime minister (PM) in less than two years representing the fastest ...
Labor
- Latest DHS Report: Raining Work Permits for New Immigrants
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say that he opposes illegal immigration, but supports legal immigration, I could take a nice vacation. Early in my three-decade career covering immigration, advocating for legal immigration was, if ... - Doubters Challenge Report that Illegal Immigration is Twice as High as Traditional Estimates
“The number of undocumented immigrants in the United States: Estimates based on demographic modeling with data from 1990 to 2016,” a new study published in the peer-reviewed science journal, PLOS ONE, found that the illegal immigration population in the United ... - Prioritizing Hiring American Doctors Should be the Standard
Outsourcing U.S. jobs to foreign markets followed by replacing local workers with foreign laborers has been the reality of the U.S. labor market for almost two decades. Manufacturing was the start of outsourcing, and then employers moved on to back-room corporate ... - Sol Trujillo Has It Wrong on Immigration & Labor
In his Wall Street Journal opinion piece of August 29, entitled “The Latino Factor Will Save America’s Economy,” Sol Trujillo of the Latino Donor Collaborative begins with the fallacy that the Baby Boomer Generation “built the modern economic engine.” As any ... - Intimidation, Rape and Slavery: The Untold Story of H-1B Workers:
Americans are increasingly coming to a better understanding of how the H-1B visa is being used to undermine the American workforce in numerous industries. With the H-1B visa, companies in the United States are allowed to temporarily employ foreign workers “in occupations that require ...
Illegal Immigration
- They’re Pulling Out All the Stops
Founder’s Corner Dear All, This week my typically morose demeanor became a notch or two rosier despite the spate of rather bleak news. And the news was bleak. First, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a rule change that prevents poor migrants ... - Happy Labor Day
Dear All : Happy Labor Day from us here at U.S. Tech Workers. A while back I was listening to song called Sixteen Tons and it struck a chord with me. In the chorus the lines go “I owe my soul ... - Our NEPA Lawsuit Moves Forward
Executive Director's Corner Dear All: On August 11th, federal judge Trevor McFadden, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia ruled that a lawsuit brought forth by the Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform (MCIR) against three federal agencies can proceed. In a nutshell and according ... - Recapping Our Successes and Renewing Our Resolve
Founder's Corner Dear all, It’s been two years since I had the honor of advocating on behalf of American tech workers in-person at the White House. Many of you will recall the story of how I got there, but in a nutshell, ... - Supporting our tired, our poor, our huddled masses yearning to breathe free
Given the numerous attempts to pack immigration provisions into current spending bills, there’s probably no better time to talk about the real meaning of the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty has long been a beacon for immigrants, and not ...
