Saturday, July 14, 2007

I just read in Business Week online (article title: The Gandhi Protests)
"Joining the Chorus
Many American companies are concerned about the government's immigration policies. Tech companies, including IBM (IBM), Motorola (MOT), Oracle (ORCL), eBay (EBAY), and Intel (INTC), have pressured Congress to allow in more skilled workers on temporary and permanent visas. Google (GOOG), with many immigrants at the company including one of the founders, sent one of its top executives to make the case in Washington (see BusinessWeek.com, 6/7/07, "Immigration: Google Makes Its Case"). Bill Gates, Microsoft's (MSFT) co-founder, also made the trip to Congress to argue for a change in policy (see BusinessWeek.com, 3/8/07, "Gates to Senate: More Visas"). "

As you can see, the Immigration issue affects much more than low-skilled labor. It also involves high skilled professionals. In fact, much of this country is dependent on immigrant labor - from harvesting fruits and vegetables to helping this country compete in the technical arena. I also know that hiring a lawyer for your legal issues concerning immigration is a good idea and pays in the long run.

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I am an engineer with a fortune 500 company, but willing to go somewhere else if the deal is right. I specialize in Digital electronics design including Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design.