Senator Prods Microsoft On H-1B Visas After Layoff Plans 574
CWmike writes "US Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) told Microsoft this week that US citizens should get priority over H-1B visa holders as the software vendor moves forward on its plan to cut 5,000 jobs. 'These work visa programs were never intended to allow a company to retain foreign guest workers rather than similarly qualified American workers, when that company cuts jobs during an economic downturn,' Grassley wrote in a letter sent Thursday to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The letter asked Microsoft to detail the types of jobs that will be eliminated and how those cuts will affect the company's H-1B workers."
Reader theodp adds, "On Friday, Microsoft coincidentally announced it would postpone construction of a planned $500 million data center in Grassley's home state of Iowa, although work on data centers in Chicago and Dublin will continue."
Hey! (Score:5, Funny)
Dey tuk our jerbs!
I think it will help (Score:3, Funny)
Re:...because H1Bs are forms, not people (Score:3, Funny)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability [wikipedia.org]
Get rid of this totally unwarranted governemnt interference in the market now!
Re:H1Bs are wrong (Score:4, Funny)
Seriously, what employer wouldn't want to be in the position to employ reasonably killed labor that *HAS* to work...
In my experience the dead do not work whether they need to or not.