2016 Postmortem

ProfessorPlum

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4. H-1b abuse is a big problem

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 10:45 AM

Dec 2016

it's an interesting game we play. First, we encourage everyone to go into STEM fields. There is a STEM crisis!

Then, when people go into STEM fields, and then expect to be compensated (because there is a STEM crisis!), business leaders just figure they'll hire someone from overseas who will work for much less. (or even, in some cases, they still pay them pretty well - the important things seems to be to stick a thumb in local workers' eyes. ). And the government lets them. i don't know what the point is. If there really were a STEM crisis, me and all of the other people i work with in science and research would have our pick of excellent, high paying jobs.

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It isn't really that hard [View all] ProfessorPlum Dec 2016 OP

and sometimes people are just hateful bigots. it's time to stop seeing these deplorables as victims JI7 Dec 2016 #1

Very much so. Their support for a racist is extremely evil. ProfessorPlum Dec 2016 #3

it's evil to vote for a racist, but NRQ891 Dec 2016 #6

I believe they were called out by Hillary and others yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #9

they were fine with non whites being attacked JI7 Dec 2016 #10

brilliantly stated - this party will either comprehend and respond to this truth NRQ891 Dec 2016 #2

H-1b abuse is a big problem ProfessorPlum Dec 2016 #4

'the important things seems to be to stick a thumb in local workers' NRQ891 Dec 2016 #5

Or we can stop repug cheating with vote suppression, et al. brush Dec 2016 #7

we should also be doing that, and should have been doing that for the last 30 years ProfessorPlum Dec 2016 #8