Bill Gates on the H1-B (skilled worker visa) cap - Let 'em all in

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Gates, testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said he'd prefer that "unlimited" numbers of highly skilled foreign workers be allowed into the U.S., although he acknowledged that might not be politically feasible. Right now, the controversial H-1B program, which tech vendors and other companies use to hire foreign workers, has an annual cap of 65,000 people a year...

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Senator Judd Gregg (news, bio, voting record), a New Hampshire Republican, said he agreed that Congress needed to raise the H-1B cap. He asked if an annual cap of 300,000 would be appropriate.

"It'd be a fantastic improvement," Gate said. "My basic view is we should welcome as many of these people as we can get."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070307...foworld/86621_3

[MissStacey 1]

I'd be happy to be Bill Gates personal Hairstylist

[DeadPoolX 9]

I'd be happy to be Bill Gates personal Hairstylist

Believe it or not, you'd probably be the wealthiest hairstylist in the county, if not the world, too.

[Nikita2Charles 31]

chopfork

Let send him to asia, now he made it big, he never have to worry $$$$$$$ like other american workers, his kids and his next generation to come is set for life, GO LINUX

Edited March 8, 2007 by Nikita2Charles

[peejay 327]

I've posted numerous articles about how poorly and incompetently our government has been running these existing guest worker programs (H1-B included). They are rife with fraud and are a detriment to American workers. Of course guys like Bill Gates are in favor of unlimited cheap foreign labor. It makes him wealthier than he already is. I would hope our elected representatives are looking out for the interests of the American people...but sadly we cannot buy the influence that guys like Bill have at their disposal.

[MissStacey 1]

I've posted numerous articles about how poorly and incompetently our government has been running these existing guest worker programs (H1-B included). They are rife with fraud and are a detriment to American workers. Of course guys like Bill Gates are in favor of unlimited cheap foreign labor. It makes him wealthier than he already is. I would hope our elected representatives are looking out for the interests of the American people...but sadly we cannot buy the influence that guys like Bill have at their disposal.

I don't see a man like Bill Gates looking to run a "Microsoft Sweat Shop"

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I've posted numerous articles about how poorly and incompetently our government has been running these existing guest worker programs (H1-B included). They are rife with fraud and are a detriment to American workers. Of course guys like Bill Gates are in favor of unlimited cheap foreign labor. It makes him wealthier than he already is. I would hope our elected representatives are looking out for the interests of the American people...but sadly we cannot buy the influence that guys like Bill have at their disposal.

I don't see a man like Bill Gates looking to run a "Microsoft Sweat Shop"

Another fact to ponder is (I suspect) that peejay has never looked at the regulations governing H1-b's. One of these is LCA where the pay-rates are set--so H1-b's CANNOT legally be paid at "sweatshop" (cheap labour) rates.