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This represents so much progress for the American worker activists. Back in '00 when the first big wave of H-1Bs started coming in, right on the heels of the dot-com bust, it was surreal. Hundreds of thousands of Americans laid off, scrambling for work, any work. They raised the H-1B yearly cap to nearly 200K and left it there for three years. Nobody outside the affected workers seemed to be aware that anything odd was happening. Our screams went unheard for years. But some kept fighting, kept talking, and wouldn't give up. Slowly, representatives, the press, and society started becoming aware of the problem. Now awareness and outrage are widespread. I'm grateful for the leaders who didn't give up - a lesson for leaders of other causes.
We too must never give up as you write BetsyRoss. Our voices need to be growing, louder, and persistent. Someone told me today that something we were discussing would never happen. I said, "Never, say never, and keep opening up the doors." We must have faith in our efforts.