Joe Biden’s administration has put an 18-month delay on a proposed pay increase for Indian IT workers in the US, reversing a Trump administration executive order that significantly boosted their wages. The decision will freeze H1-B workers wages at the 17th percentile of their profession’s distribution, compared to the 45th percentile that Trump secured. This …
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When is it going to end? What is it going to take? Workers from India are human beings and should be treated with dignity and respect. So why are headlines like these all too common? I dare you to click on the link above. You’ll find out how 200 low-caste workers were brought over from …
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The mainstream media has become lap dogs to Big Tech and the pharmaceutical companies. But some days, a voice representing hundreds of thousands of minority college graduates in the United States is allowed to shine through. Pedro Gonzalez, an editor at Newsweek, wrote a blistering critique of the US visa system, calling it “morally and …
We just barely got over celebrating the fact that Indian IT workers in the US would be getting paid like their American counterparts when we got word of a wave of lawsuits being filed against the DHS and DOL for making this happen. Full disclosure: we didn’t think the interim final rules (IFRs) published by the US …
Under new rules outlined by the Department of Labor and Homeland Security, Visa workers in the US will get a significant bump in pay and put them in the same ballpark as American workers. “Under the new rule, the required wage level for entry-level workers would rise to the 45th percentile of their profession’s distribution, …
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History was made in Washington, DC today! US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that will STOP outsourcing of US government jobs to foreign workers. He also fired an executive that has recently been trying to send hundreds of employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority to the unemployment lines. “So, let this serve as …
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As Black Lives Matter protests rage across the state and country, Governor Ned Lamont continues to support policies that oppress American minorities in the workplace. Lamont has asked for a special session in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. But even if changes are made in our state’s justice system, …
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The Coronavirus has taken its toll on the health of our nation – and our economy. Just last week, a record 3.2 million people filed for unemployment benefits as businesses struggled under the stay-at-home order issued by most state governments. No less than five of my techie friends got pink slips and had to turn …
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Still hurting from the recent impeachment attempt, President Trump rarely grants face time to Democrat governors. But, when a very tiny window of opportunity opened for our CT Governor, Ned Lamont made sure to beg for more H-1B Visa workers. Speaking on WTIC, Lamont recounted his “18-second” meeting with Trump, in which he pushed for …
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