Heh.. Not touching this one with a 10 foot pole (Yes, I'm very large.. )
anyways..
This is to the guy who said that there was an 80k "shortage" of tech workers. There never was, it was proven over and over again that it was just a move by the industry to get the far, far, cheaper and MUCH more exploitable labor force into the country. I.E. save costs.
H1B tech workers are one of the most exploited groups of people in the country. They are essentially forced to work far more hours for less pay than "normal" workers. Companies lead them on about sponsoring them for american citizenship, while never really doing so. They are pretty much "stuck" with the company that sponsored the H1B because if they leave it, they lose their visa and have to re-apply (a process which takes litterally years because of the swamped system).
I just hate it when people lay that crap on us. The economic downturn has PROVEN there was NOT a huge shortage of workers. The tech sector was by far the hardest hit (and I'm not talking about idiotic dot bomb companies that deserved to die anyways), and it's nearly impossible for most mid-career IT folk to find work now.
The H1B's should have never been let into the country in the first place. The system needs to be revised so employers can stop trapping employees that depend on them, and then perhaps things may become more fair.
oh well, just something I like to rant about.
-Phil