Lomcevak » visa http://blog.timeoff.org/rick Rick Plavnicky: Everyone's got opinions, mine are just more betterer. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:39:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Visa ‘Loopholes’ http://blog.timeoff.org/rick/2008/04/09/visa-loopholes/ http://blog.timeoff.org/rick/2008/04/09/visa-loopholes/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:52:43 +0000 Rick http://blog.timeoff.org/rick/?p=64 Business Week:
Senators Target Visa ‘Loopholes’
by Moira Herbst

With U.S. tech companies calling to raise the entry cap, Durbin and Grassley seek proof H-1B-type permits won’t hurt Americans

]]> http://blog.timeoff.org/rick/2008/04/09/visa-loopholes/feed/ 1 Sidestepping the H-1B visa limits http://blog.timeoff.org/rick/2008/01/07/sidestepping-h-1b-visa-limits/ http://blog.timeoff.org/rick/2008/01/07/sidestepping-h-1b-visa-limits/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:40:56 +0000 Rick http://timeoff.org/wp-rp/2008/01/07/sidestepping-h-1b-visa-limits/ The H-1B issues have been a hot-button thing for me for quite a while. Go read this piece in Info World.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/28/52FE-underreported-visas_1.html

]]> http://blog.timeoff.org/rick/2008/01/07/sidestepping-h-1b-visa-limits/feed/ 0 Microsoft To Sidestep H-1B Visa Caps http://blog.timeoff.org/rick/2007/07/10/microsoft-to-sidestep-h-1b-visa-caps/ http://blog.timeoff.org/rick/2007/07/10/microsoft-to-sidestep-h-1b-visa-caps/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:33:50 +0000 Rick http://timeoff.org/wp-rp/?p=15 Continue reading →]]> Microsoft, it seems, frustrated with the results of its lobbying efforts, is sidestepping the H-1B visa caps. This fall it plans to open a software development center in nearby Vancouver, British Colombia. Assuming that they can secure employment authorization from Canada, Microsoft will staff the SDC with 200 programmers from China, India and other non-US markets. That’s “highly skilled people affected by immigration issues in the U.S.” according to a Microsoft statement. They may also open to IT workers from Canada even foreign workers whose US visa is expiring. 200 workers doesn’t sound like much, but there’s “room to grow,” according to Microsoft.

How long until others follow Microsoft’s lead?

All this hot on the heels of the Cohen & Grigsby video excerpts assembled by the Programmers’ Guild, as reported by Information Week and other outlets.

Cohen & Grigsby made a response, of course, but the cat was already out of the bag and, frankly, I think that their response was very weak indeed.

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