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    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

    • Senate to Consider American Job-Busting BillSenate to Consider American Job-Busting Bill
      Shortly before Congress adjourned for its summer break, what it aggrandizingly likes to refer to as “constituent work days,” the House of Representatives passed a horrible immigration bill, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), who ...
    • The Neoliberal Abandonment of America’s Industrial CitiesThe Neoliberal Abandonment of America's Industrial Cities
      In a recent fit of pique, after having been attacked for weeks by U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on various matters, including the treatment of illegal aliens at detention centers, President Donald Trump struck back. Cummings should pay attention to ...
    • Fallacy of Training ‘Reskilling’ Shibboleth MemeFallacy of Training ‘Reskilling’ Shibboleth Meme
      shibboleth: a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning (Merriam-Webster)   In July 2018, President Trump announced an initiative to train and “reskill” Americans for jobs. Hey, I ...
    • Tech Workers and Being Resilient, A Conversation w Dena MooreTech Workers and Being Resilient, A Conversation w Dena Moore
      Dena Moore is a tech worker who has joined us on podcasts in the past. But today is different in that she is introducing her book, How To Be Happy, How to Live a Life of Love and be Happy. ...
    • Conversation With Tech Worker Ellwood DavisConversation With Tech Worker Ellwood Davis
      Ellwood Davis is a tech worker with amazing credentials in the area of enterprise software implementation and thought leadership. Our conversation focused on what things were like for tech workers back in the early 1990’s when he was getting started ...

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      Illegal Immigration

      • Biggs: declare an emergency at the borderBiggs: declare an emergency at the border
        Everyone in Washington including the president of the United States has consistently said he or she would like a legislative resolution to the current impasse on the need to secure the southern border. It is unlikely that there will be a ...
      • Mr. President, You Don’t Need Congress to Build the WallMr. President, You Don’t Need Congress to Build the Wall
        If our present situation on the southern border isn’t a national emergency, nothing is. Here are some cold hard facts that demand the wall be built by any means necessary, and no, the President does not need Congressional approval to ...
      • Mr. President, You Don’t Need Congress to Build the WallMr. President, You Don’t Need Congress to Build the Wall
        If our present situation on the southern border isn’t a national emergency, nothing is. Here are some cold hard facts that demand the wall be built by any means necessary, and no, the President does not need Congressional approval to do ...
      • WashPost: Another Honduran Caravan Starts Next WeekWashPost: Another Honduran Caravan Starts Next Week
        Hondurans who want to escape poverty and corruption are launching another caravan of migrants towards the Californian border, according to the Washington Post. The caravan report says: In much the way last year’s Central American caravan originated, a flier is circulating on Honduran social media. “We’re ...
      • Trump Plans ‘Potential Pathway to Citizenship’ for Foreign H-1B WorkersTrump Plans 'Potential Pathway to Citizenship' for Foreign H-1B Workers
        President Trump says he plans to offer foreign workers imported to the United States by Silicon Valley tech conglomerates and multinational corporations every year a “potential path to citizenship” to encourage so-called “highly skilled” migration. Every year, more than 100,000 foreign ...