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Eric LEMAITRE
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Southfield, Mich., Computer Staffing Firm Ordered to Pay $5 Million Back Wages and Fines for Alleged Immigration Law Violations
failed to pay them the minimum required wage rate in the areas where they were employed
Originally posted by Amit Saini:
Minimum wage varies from state to state.
In Washington DC it's $7 per hour.
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Originally posted by Homer Phillips:
One of the articles said the fine was $400K for 232 employees. So they were supposed to pay $53K and they were paying $35K. That fine works out to be $400K/232 = $1725 dollars per screwed H1-B. On a job that probably had something like a 50% mark-up, a $1725 per head fine sure seems like chump change for a penalty.
People need to roast Senator Arlen Spector of PA.
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Eric LEMAITRE
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Eric LEMAITRE
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"I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street." - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Eric LEMAITRE
CNAM IT Engineer, MS/CS (RHCE, RHCX, SCJA, SCJP, SCJD, SCWCD, SCBCD, SCEA, Net+)
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Originally posted by Eric Lemaitre:
Despite there is AFAIK a lack of unpartial national estimation of real skilled alien labour needs (all come from private business orgs so are partial), which would be clearly another US gov failure point as this is national interest matter, this statement is very likely true.
Many US organizations such as FAIR (Federation for American Imigration Reform) made such statements as early as 1998, so in full internet bubble area
It is probably impossible to defend the idea of of skilled IT shortage since there should be some 75,000 unemployed US IT workers
the almost direct hire of so many aliens is probably a total violation of US labour laws.
Originally posted by S. Palanigounder:
http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2006/mar/14visas.htm
Eric LEMAITRE
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Originally posted by Eric Lemaitre:
Hi Pradip !
Is the increase for the current or the next year?![]()
Simply don't take this announce for granted, it is a pure rumour right now, there are many articles stating a real fight is raging about immigration at congress, and the article you stated might be easily a fake promise to lurk lobbies into a possible visa raise, here is one of them :
Congress split on immigration policy
In fact while the industrial lobbies which sponsor the US parties at congress want much more visas which often if not always nowadays target cheaper labour (many studies show that recent H1B wages are in average 30% lower than US citizens, totally ilegal of course but who cares...), the US public opinion is getting really furious against the illegal immigration (half a million new illegals each year, 12 millions illegals in US, ...), hence against immigration in general since the system has become totally rotten after many years of total laxism. This is why HR voted in favour of toughest anti-immigration laws ever proposed in US last december, and the congress may be complied to follow and confirm because of public opinion exasperation. The present disputes about immigration at congress are the fiercest ever, one spokesman said, with totally opposite camps refusing to negociate anything.
The republicans are right now at an historical low in recent opinion polls (I read 31%) while their leader Bush is at 37% only, which makes near midterm elections higly risky for them, so they may confirm HR's toughest immigration restrictions simply so as to keep their jobs. This week, the republicans refused to allow the acquisition of six major US ports premises by Dubai, which shows that the republicans are beginning to counter their own leader's decision, a first hint which shows IMHO they want to avoid any longer to support Bush decisions when US public opinion is strongly against.
Of course this is a purely political point of view, but probably such is the promise of doubling H1B quotas by Bush : he didn't swear it would be done, he sweared he wouldn't oppose it if congress did it. If congress doesn't do it, it is simply an easy and empty word to please Indian government during his trip there, but nothing more. Don't rely on it. As we say in France "political promises engage only those fool enough to believe in them". Rather rely on you and your skills, looks much safer.
Best regards.
from Consternation Over Immigration. Don't attempt telling me only 3 or even 417 US companies hire illegals within a whole year, it is of course immensely much more, considering such figures labour law for illegals is simply nowadays ignored in practice."The Bush administration has weakened enforcement further. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the number of employers notified of possible fines for illegal hires in 2004 was exactly three, down from an already low 417 in 1999"
Eric LEMAITRE
CNAM IT Engineer, MS/CS (RHCE, RHCX, SCJA, SCJP, SCJD, SCWCD, SCBCD, SCEA, Net+)
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"I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street." - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Originally posted by Eric Lemaitre:
So even tough laws won't be any real issue for lobbies, they simply don't respect US labour laws anyway
No offense to anyone, simple opinion, as I am french (so neither indian nor US) I am not involved so try to remain totally partial.
Originally posted by Luke Kolin:
I am Canadian. Therefore I too attempt to remain impartial.![]()
Cheers!
Luke
Originally posted by Ganpi Srinivasan:
H1B is an issue concerning not just Indians but skilled workers from other countries too! Needless to say it does concern Americans....
Originally posted by Luke Kolin:
I think one problem with the whole non-immigrant worker (not just H-1B) issue is that it's been defined as an "Indian" or "Asian" thing, when a majority of professional non-immigrant workers come from First World OECD countries.
Cheers!
Luke
Originally posted by Ganpi Srinivasan:
BTW, on a sidenote, being a Canadian do u get to reap the benefits of Social Security contributions u make in the US? Just wondering!
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