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Jobless push for visa reform (Bills in congress to fight L1 abuse)
http://www.computerworld.com/careertopics/careers/story/0,10801,83888,00.html ^ | Patrick Thibodeau

Posted on 08/21/2003 1:17:48 PM PDT by Mick2000

AUGUST 11, 2003 ( COMPUTERWORLD ) - WASHINGTON -- The controversial L-1 and H-1B visas are under assault in Congress, in large part because of the activism of a group of laid-off Connecticut IT workers. Of the five bills that have been introduced this year to reform the two visa programs, three were written by Connecticut lawmakers.

"We've heard quite a bit from constituents in our district concerned about losing their jobs," said Lesley Sillaman, a spokeswoman for Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), who is seeking restrictions on L-1 visa use.

The group DeLauro has been working with, the Organization for the Rights of American Workers (TORAW) in Meriden, Conn., was formed less than a year ago. One of the group's founders, James Pace, a laid-off IT consultant, learned the ropes of activism in the early 1970s, when he fought the state's motorcycle helmet law. "It all comes down to backyard politics," said Pace.

Laid-off IT consultant James Pace is a leader in TORAW’s fight for L-1 and H-1B visa reform. Among other activities, TORAW attended an open forum meeting that Rep. Nancy Johnson held in her Connecticut district several months ago. Six TORAW members in the audience peppered Johnson with questions about the visa programs. "We took over the whole meeting," said Pace. Subsequent local newspaper coverage focused on offshore outsourcing.

On July 28, Johnson, a Republican, joined Democratic Sen. Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut in sponsoring the USA Jobs Protection Act to reform the visa laws.

(Excerpt) Read more at computerworld.com ...


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Comment #61 Removed by Moderator

To: webwizard

Again, if the people that Arnie so despises voted for the Democrats, 3rd party or simpily remained home, the GOP would be a a small minority. Again, I see Neo-Conservatives who push Globalism and free trade above all as isolated as liberals are.
62 posted on 08/22/2003 9:29:06 AM PDT by JNB
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To: JNB; ArneFufkin
Common sense? Saying that the GOP doesnt need working class white males is common sense?

If you are able to find someone to read Arne's posts for you, he or she will explain that Arne did not say working class white males were not welcome in the GOP. He said they were not welcome in the democrat party. Here it is again...

you're all closet nanny-state entitlement monkeys that the Democrat Party kicked out because you are too white, male, Christian and obnoxious.

What Arne said was that illiterate xenophobic Luddites were not welcome in the GOP.
OK! OK! I added the illiterate part, but Arne is really being too kind when he leaves out the illiterate part.
That is why I hate debating Paleos...I gotta explain the meaning of the polysyllabic words and use simple sentence structures or they become confused.

63 posted on 08/22/2003 8:22:36 PM PDT by Once-Ler (Proud Republican and Bushbot)
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To: Once-Ler

So does everyone who wants immigartion restricted to pre 1965 levels and wants fair trade a Paleo-con?

The brutal truth again, if it wasnt for the "Wallace Democrats" in both the South and North(remember Wallace did well in heavily Catholic areas), the GOP would be a 2-1 minority. There are people who value their culture, value the constituion and value stability, they are not anti military isolationists that some self described "Paleos" are.

If one wants to see where the GOP would be without the "Wallace Democrats", just take a look at the congressional delegation in the 70s, and remember even in the eraly 70s when the GOP had 192 house seats, about 50 of those GOP members back then had voting records that would be equivlent to that of Connie Morella. So take away the people that you and Arnie so despise, and the GOP is a hopeless minority.
64 posted on 08/23/2003 12:27:36 AM PDT by JNB
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To: JNB
So does everyone who wants immigartion restricted to pre 1965 levels and wants fair trade a Paleo-con?

No. As Arne pointed out you have many like-minded brothers in the 'rat party.

There are people who value their culture, value the constituion and value stability, they are not anti military isolationists that some self described "Paleos" are.

Yes. They are called Neo-Cons...or just Republicans.

I reject the notion that Wallace Democrats gave us 54 seats in the House and nine seats in the Senate in 1994.

The brutal truth is you vastly overestimating the power of the fringe right wing. Like the Greens, Paleos are 3%-5% of the voting population. The reason their posts are widespread on FR is because they have lots of time on their hands while they collect their workman's comp and/or unemployment checks.

The 3rd party Paleos never vote Republican, so they can whine about our country with a clean conscience and say "I didn't vote for this President. It is not my fault." They have done nothing for this country except give Republicans a bad name and elect 'rats.

65 posted on 08/23/2003 10:06:04 AM PDT by Once-Ler (Proud Republican and Bushbot)
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To: ArneFufkin
I'm not worried about having my job outsourced to a Third World individual, you are.

Yes because you might be an elite. Look at countries like Mexico where 10% of the population is actually doing very very well. I think I'll always have a job ---- but it's not really about a handful of people doing well, what makes this country different than a third world country was having a very large middle class that was doing pretty well. If we care about America, we have to care about the average American, the Founding Fathers did that --- they could easily have set up an aristocracy and become the aristocrats, but they had a greater vision.

66 posted on 08/23/2003 10:25:59 AM PDT by FITZ
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To: JNB
Saying that the GOP doesnt need working class white males is common sense?

Some people don't realize that the country club set doesn't have the votes to elect someone on their own. Yes they need the people who must work for a living.

67 posted on 08/23/2003 10:28:26 AM PDT by FITZ
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To: ArneFufkin
You people are Democrats, go to them, they are nannies who are here to protect you and satisfy your every whorish need.

People who want large welfare programs are Democrats, people who want only to work for a living and be middle class are Conservatives. Wanting jobs isn't democrat.

68 posted on 08/23/2003 10:32:01 AM PDT by FITZ
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To: ArneFufkin
If you own a business I can see your point from a purely selfish standpoint. However, most people don't and can't own a business and they are dependent on jobs. When you consider that the average professional IT person spends over 100 grand on an education and pays high taxes, it isn't possible for them to compete with a third worlder with a free education and low taxes. You see, bloated government created this problem, so those of us seeking government changes aren't totally out of our minds.

Either the government has to downsize itself dramatically and lower the tax burden (and somehow lower the cost of education) or we need some form of protectionism. Granted the best course would be for the government to downsize itself... but we all know that isn't going to happen anytime soon... if ever. So your points are correct from a ideological and theoretical viewpoint... but wrong when you consider current reality. Now.... if you really just don't care if America becomes similiar to a third world nation with just two classes (rich like you and poor) than certainly continue to hold you position. Don't come crying to use though when the majority poor votes in out and out socialism. We won't shed a tear for you... because you didn't give a damn about us.

69 posted on 08/23/2003 10:44:43 AM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: FITZ
Exactly, in the past there was always an understanding between the rich and the middle class. The middle class always protected the rich while the rich made sure that the middle class didn't get gutted.

Now that compact has been broken. The rich have become too greedy, corrupt and selfish and they have thrown away their duties to the middle class. The middle class has to decide what to do before they become the poor. Societies go through these sorts of cycles.... boom and bust. People take things to far, they push the envelope and a correction always occurs. That correction may simply be the rise of midde class politics (most middle classers have just been fixated on sports and have been sheep) or a tidal wave of change that will end up with a socialist America... revolution. Revolutions occure for a reason. Look at history. When the elite abuses their power and pushes the intelligentsia to far... soemthing happens. It isn't the poor that forces change. It's the intelligent poor/formally middle class. Abuse them at your own risk.

70 posted on 08/23/2003 10:53:24 AM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: ArneFufkin
Your Business 2.0 magazine is published by Time Warner, a division of AOL. That’s a pretty left-wing crowd you are supporting there. They also seem to be large proponents of outsourcing American jobs. Here’s some Business 2.0 articles :
Building an Outsourcing Plan
Outsourcing Innovation
Outsourcing the Store

Since when do conservatives agree with the likes of Ted Turner? Maybe you are a DU plant?

71 posted on 08/23/2003 11:10:32 AM PDT by thtr
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To: Once-Ler
I am enjoying the 'smell' of fear that I am begining to detect in yall neocons posts. I think yall are just starting to realize that New World Order president is in serious trouble and many the folks that actually believe in the constitution and the founding fathers vision of a Repulic might be right.

Yall have delievered the nation to the marxists and yall were to stupid to even know it.

72 posted on 08/23/2003 11:18:24 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: jpsb
and many the folks = and maybe the folks
73 posted on 08/23/2003 11:19:59 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: jpsb
I am enjoying the 'smell' of fear that I am begining to detect in yall neocons posts...blah...blah...blah...Yall have delievered the nation to the marxists and yall were to stupid to even know it.

Is that what your neighbor's dog has been telling you again? Sorry to bother your troubled mind. I'll let you get back to collecting your urine in jars and surgically removing the extraterrestrial implant in your thumb.

74 posted on 08/23/2003 11:26:52 AM PDT by Once-Ler (Proud Republican and Bushbot)
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To: jpsb
I support GW. Let's give him a chance. He isn't his father. I believe he really does have the best interests of the country in mind. He just has to educated on the issue.
75 posted on 08/23/2003 11:32:56 AM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: Once-Ler
The brutal truth is you vastly overestimating the power of the fringe right wing. Like the Greens, Paleos are 3%-5% of the voting population.

Even the Gore democrats know that the Greens cost them the election by not voting for Gore --- who still came very uncomfortably close to winning. The Paleos (Conservatives) stuck with the party unlike the Greens who decided third party was the way to go. I don't know if the Greens will continue to grow or reunite with the Democrats in the next election. I guess the Greens would still be called a fringe party --- but the democrats did learn not to underestimate the power of taking their candidate's votes.

76 posted on 08/23/2003 11:45:17 AM PDT by FITZ
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To: FITZ
but the democrats did learn not to underestimate the power of taking their candidate's votes.

Let us say you are correct. Let us say they proved that the 'rats can't count on the green vote. Has the rat party grown stronger in anyway to because of Dubyas 2000 win? Not according to the 2002 elections, and it seems very likely that Dubya will win again in 2004. Now do you think the Greens are happy that they made their point? I know Paleos see no differenece between Dubya and Gore. But Republicans and rats sure do. If I was a 'rat I would not consider Greens to be my allies.

Right now I smile when I see Nader. I like Greens taking votes from rats. The 'rats love Paleos and the media will attempt to play them to their discontent as much as they can. possible.

77 posted on 08/23/2003 12:25:44 PM PDT by Once-Ler (Proud Republican and Bushbot)
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To: Once-Ler
I know --- both main parties have their unfriendly alliances --- the Republicans have the Conservatives, the Democrats have the Greens. It's kind of a balance maybe --- neither party gets to make the fringes too unhappy ---- really they need the votes. It's kind of like any coalition ---- there has to be some common ground, in the case of the Republicans, the CEOs and country club types have to find some kind of common ground with the working middle class types. The democrats have to find common ground between the welfare moms, the feminists, hollywood actors, environmentalists, illegal aliens and inner city blacks. To me the democrats really have a harder coalition to maintain.
78 posted on 08/23/2003 12:37:11 PM PDT by FITZ
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To: Once-Ler
Now do you think the Greens are happy that they made their point?

I don't know if they are --- they might be. They at least know they can't be completely ignored --- and what was interesting, Gore tried to paint himself as a big tree hugger but still lost the Green vote. I'm not sure Nader's group has grown closer to the democrats or if they're further gone. The democrats probably can't win without them ----- although Gore did come very uncomfortably close. I think it shows why the Republicans shouldn't be telling the unemployed middle class to get lost or go vote for a democrat.

79 posted on 08/23/2003 1:00:50 PM PDT by FITZ
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To: StolarStorm
As a person and a man I like W, I really do. But his policies in just about all non-defense areas suck, big time. W is a neocon globalist, just like dad. My FR friends talked me into voting for W, "give him a chance" OK the GOP controls the house, the Senate and the white house and government is growing faster then under Clinton. The USA is losing 70,000 manurafacturing jobs a month, conpanies are out sourcing as fast as they can. Trade deficet is 500 billion, budget deficet is huge, etc, etc, etc.

The GOP ain't what is claims to be. The neocons are in control.

80 posted on 08/23/2003 1:10:01 PM PDT by jpsb
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