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Engineers’ group bullish on H-1B reform
That "wall" is a foolish waste of money. The valuable jobs are not being filled by those who have to climb walls to get in, but taken by "legal" H-1B and dozens of other visas. Those who overstay their visas and blend into society and many who hire lawyers to keep them here are where the Americans lose out. The wall is symbolic. It's good enough now because only the most desperate will walk for days in the desert heat to get around it and the eyes in the hills.— April 14, 2017 2:11 p.m.
Engineers’ group bullish on H-1B reform
All of the talk about H-1B reform by politicians and what does Trump do? He picked Kevin Hassett to become the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. Hassett has been an outspoken supporter of higher immigration levels and outsourcing American jobs. Hassett was a former economist at the American Enterprise Institute where he often wrote that America needs for more foreign workers. In his article Hassett wrote, "... If the U.S. doubled its total immigration and prioritized bringing in new workers, it could add more than half a percentage point a year to expected GDP growth.” While suggesting that doubling immigration levels would help the U.S. economy Hassett has never addressed the effects higher immigration has on taxpayers or how outsourcing has replaced American workers.— April 13, 2017 6:31 p.m.
St. Louis sues Rams and NFL over team's departure
I guess they feel they have to do something. First they should be ashamed they got into this rotten deal (for the taxpayers) with the NFL and secondly the politicians may believe they can appease the angry Rams fans that have lost "their" team. Only the lawyers are going to win in this fight.— April 13, 2017 6:13 p.m.
Engineers’ group bullish on H-1B reform
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 defined a nonimmigrant temporary worker under the original H-1 visa, as: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2017/a… Beginning in 1970 and due to pressures from industry, changes were made in the foreign worker visa program that literally changed the intent of the original legislation. Congress, attempting to keep the US competitive in a growing world economy, effected changes that degraded it to the point where the current name no longer fits its true meaning. To explain this, let’s revisit the term "nonimmigrant temporary worker." The first casualty of political erosion was the word "temporary." Beginning in 1970 and culminating with its demise in 1990, all traces of temporary were removed. The temporary nature of the job was removed through the reinterpretation of crucial phrases. Finally, with the acknowledgment by Congress in the Immigration Act of 1990 that many nonimmigrants (as well as employers) wanted the temporary nature of their residence to become permanent, the H-1B became a "dual intent" visa. This was not missed by American employers who jumped at the chance to hire workers who would be content with lower wages than their American counterparts, as well as, be available for long term employment The Immigration Act of 1990 permitted this "dual intent" while still maintaining its temporary impression. It also raised the total years of visa stay to six years. As of 1990, the original (1952) definition read something like this: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2017/a…— April 13, 2017 6:07 p.m.
Engineers’ group bullish on H-1B reform
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2017/a… Don, thank you for keeping the H-1B stories coming. In this video, immigration attorneys from Cohen & Grigsby explains how they assist employers in running classified ads with the goal of NOT finding any qualified applicants, and the steps they go through to disqualify even the most qualified Americans in order to secure green cards for H-1B workers. At time index 1:44 "Our goal is clearly not to find a qualified and interested U.S. worker." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbFEgFajGU— April 13, 2017 5:53 p.m.
How much does it cost to settle a refugee in San Diego?
You do realize they add that disclaimer to every report they publish. So it does not diminish the value of the work or veracity of the source.— April 13, 2017 11:45 a.m.
How much does it cost to settle a refugee in San Diego?
According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study on the health of Iraqi refugees who settled in the United States after 2009, 67 percent of adults are unemployed, including 85 percent of those over 45 years old.— April 13, 2017 9:02 a.m.
The Hedgecocks sue city over Pacific Beach sidewalk slip
Don, I agree with you. Roger has not been suffered enough damages to warrant much of a claim. Cynthia, regardless of what people feel about breast implants (sometimes they are for reconstructive surgery) does have an action. Not sure why Roger muddies the waters with his claim or how it will play out if it ever reaches trial. I feel for anyone who has injured themselves because of the city's failure to maintain safe streets and sidewalks. Unacceptable.— April 11, 2017 9:12 p.m.
The Hedgecocks sue city over Pacific Beach sidewalk slip
This lawsuit is about Cynthia Hedgecock. If she experienced what is claimed in the suit, she deserves to collect for pain and suffering. I hope the story spreads because it illustrates how widespread the infrastructure negligence has become in the City. The streets and sidewalks are a public safety issue that Faulconer and the Council are ignoring at their peril. If Faulconer even tries to run for a higher office, the streets and the homeless neglect stories in San Diego are going to be his only legacy. How can he point to any accomplishments? Nobody in the rest of California is going to care if the SDSU Surf Major expanded the convention center or has a soccer field. People are suffering serious injuries because the City can't or refuses to do basic infrastructure upkeep.— April 10, 2017 9:28 p.m.
Supervisor embezzled to go to Super Bowl
I had employees leave merchandise in the dumpster and come back at night to retrieve it. CCTV systems were very expensive back in the 80's so we didn't have them all over like businesses today. There was also an interesting employee who filed a fictitious name the same as my company. He was able to open a bank account across town and deposit checks made out to my business. Then there were people who shipped things (to family members) but added expensive goodies to the box. (I sold Apple, IBM and other computer peripherals, so they can add up fast). So there are many other ways to steal from the employer. I hired a security consultant and learned the loss prevention techniques from a pro instead of learning after the fact. We also had outside auditors because the bank required them for our lines of credit. I would say the companies that get ripped off are not using lines of credit but fortunate to have capital and cash flow to need little help from banks. Because SBA loans and commercial lenders will want to see audited financials.— April 9, 2017 5:11 p.m.