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It is a well known fact that there are scores of computer professionals who have been laid off and are out of work in this country. Those positions include software engineers, network engineers, and electrical engineers. Those who have lost their jobs in the past 24 months know what I am talking about. We all know WHY we've been laid off. It is because indentured servants from other lands have overrun our country with the help of Congress due to the false premise of a labor shortage by IT industry lobbyists. Here we have an opportunity to "layoff" those who...

Debunking the Myth of a Desperate Software Labor Shortage Testimony to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration Dr. Norman Matloff Department of Computer Science University of California at Davis Davis, CA 95616 (530) 752-1953 matloff@cs.ucdavis.edu ©1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Presented April 21, 1998; updated September 10, 2002 Contents 1  Executive Summary and Frequently Asked Questions     1.1  Summary: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)         1.1.1  List of FAQs About the H-1B Program         1.1.2  List of FAQs About the Claims of a High-Tech Labor Shortage         1.1.3  List of FAQs About Difficulties Faced by Older Tech Workers         1.1.4  Answers to the FAQs2 ...