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Are American Engineers in Short Supply?
I was just reading about the number of aliens who are illegally entering the US. They are "OTMs". That is "other than Mexicans". Specifically, the increase in the number of illegals coming in from Middle-Eastern or South Asia countries is causing concern. The article I read was talking about aliens arriving without a visa. What most people don't know is that there are hundreds upon hundreds of aliens in California who have entered with a legally - but entirely fraudulently - obtained visa. In effect the jobs don't exist. The aliens work in government, medicine, science, transportation - across the spectrum of industries in California but at skill levels other than what their visa petitions state. How did this happen? There is basically no review of the H-1B businesses, or the occupations in which the aliens are to work. I worked with the alien labor certification program for 30 years, and I know this to be true. It would not be a surprise to me if the next incident of jihad activity in California was caused by an H-1B alien. But you know what, that detail is likely to be one that is covered over in the interest of political correctness.— March 10, 2011 2:15 p.m.