The US Senate closed for the holidays, after a last-minute attempt to push through S386, a bill that would award over 90% of all Green Cards to citizens from India over the next 10 years. This was the 5th time the champions of this bill tried to pass this legislation – the most sweeping change …
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Infosys under SEC investigation
India-based outsourcing giant Infosys is under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission after an internal whistleblower report revealed accounting tricks and “disturbing unethical practices” that helped make the company appear more profitable than it really is. The complaints were made last week by a group of internal employees, who have extensive documentation and …
Maybe this is why politicians turn their backs on US voters …
It appears that the loyal opposition knows how to play the game in DC. Look at what the Indian lobbying groups are doing to strike back against a Senator, who shut the door on S386. Immigration Voice has been the main force behind every piece of immigration legislation in the last 20 years. Their efforts …
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Indians: We are “indentured servants” for US corporations
It’s often been said in our movement that the outsourcing of US IT jobs here in America is just as bad for the Indians as it is for the Americans. Sure, Americans lose their livelihoods, which often results in bankruptcy, divorce and the destruction of families. And we’ve spent a fair amount of time covering …
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Even more good news on our S386 win – our opposition is fracturing
We hadn’t finished congratulating each other on winning the latest round in the battle of Senate Bill S386 when we started seeing encouraging news about our “loyal opposition” in this fight. It appears Immigration Voice (IV), the group that spent up to $70 million to get this legislation passed, may be looking to fire their …
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S386 Shot Down Again in the Senate
For the second time in as many weeks, a scrappy band of resistance fighters lodged a lobbying campaign in the Halls of the US Senate that ended up blocking an immigration reform bill that had all the backing of the big $ K-Street lobbying firms and Silicon Valley behemoths. S386 – a bill that would …
Help us stop S386!!!
A network of volunteers from all across the country led a call-in effort to members of the US Senate this week and prevented Senate Bill S386 from passing in the senate – but the fight is far from over. The bill was originally submitted under Unanimous Consent rules, meaning that the bill was going to …
Boeing outsourced to save cash – but it ended up dragging down US economy!
We recently shared with you the tragic story of how Boeing use of $9/hr computer programmers from India led to software bugs that caused two crashes of their new 737 jet that killed hundreds. But now the story is getting even more tragic, if you can believe it. Ever since the crashes, these 737 jets …
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And they say we don’t have the skills …
Kevin Lynn, executive director of US Techworkers, interviews veteran IT worker Ellwood Davis, one of the first SAP technical architects in the US. Over the arc of his stellar career, he led IT implementation processes for the federal government and Fortune 500 companies around the globe. His efforts saved literally hundreds of millions of dollars …
Senate Bill S386 to be introduced on the floor of the Senate this week!
It’s very likely that S386 (the so-called Fairness to High Skilled Immigrants bill) will be introduced on the floor of the Senate this week. It is imperative that you call your Senators this week to voice your opposition. But, before calling, you can read a story detailing all the bad consequences of this bill here …
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