[CLUE-Talk] Proposed HR 2688 -- Wondering about opinions on H-1B visas

[Gary Threlkeld]

>Canadian law specifically prohibits a foreign worker
>(but really translates to American worker) from entering
>the country to do a job that can be performed by a
>Canadian.
>On more than one trip I was detained for over 30 minutes
>and questioned about my 'business' in Canada.

I agree, I got of the plane and was ushered into the back
room for interogation.  Had to claim that I was attending
training rather than giving the training to the Canadians.

OTOH, Once I paid for a NAFTA permit, I went through
customs without a hitch.

> The remark of the visad workers spend money here and
>foreigners don't is a bit moot.  I spent a lot of time in the
>Bay Area and have seen workers who were once in
> six-figures now on welfare assistance.

My experience is that one of the other "offshoots" of Visa
workers coming into the U.S. to work is that many workers
come together - share expenses like living quarters, etc
so they have more money to send back to relatives in their
home countries.  That money is lost as well as any benefits
that the US Government could draw from taxes to a citizen
that would take what was left to spend at the mall.

Gary T.

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> Rita,
>
> Look at Canadian labour laws.  Having spent over two years traveling to
parts of the US and Canada has made me very aware of the rift between
Canadian and American labor practices.
>
> I agree with your observation that employers have and are abusing the
policy.
>
> Canadian law specifically prohibits a foreign worker (but really
translates to American worker) from entering the country to do a job that
can be performed by a Canadian. On more than one trip I was detained for
over 30 minutes and questioned about my 'business' in Canada.
>
> I'm not saying that that sort of protectionism is what we need, but I
believe that skills American agencies have paid to train will soon be over
seas.
>
> The remark of the visad workers spend money here and doreigners don't is a
bit moot.  I spent a lot of time in the Bay Area and have seen workers who
were once in six-figures now on welfare assistance.
>
> In some cases their only alternative is to return 'home'.
>
> S
>
>
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