Thread: Senator Grassley asks Microsoft to axe foreign workers first

Grassley said. "Our immigration policy is not intended to harm the American workforce."

HELLO!! YOU IGNORAMUS!! IT ALREADY HAS. WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN?

It should never be an option to keep foreign workers while laying off Americans. It should be a given that foreign workers are out first!

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US senator asks Microsoft to axe foreign workers first

Asks????

Why isn't Grassley writing legislation DEMANDING that corporations axe foreign workers first?

US senator asks Microsoft to axe foreign workers first
Posted: 24 January 2009 0622 hrs

WASHINGTON - A US senator has asked Microsoft to axe temporary foreign workers first under the US software giant's plan to slash up to 5,000 jobs amid a global economic slowdown.

"I am concerned that Microsoft will be retaining foreign guest workers rather than similarly qualified American employees when it implements its layoff plan," Republican Senator Charles Grassley said in a letter Friday to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.

I have no doubt that Gates intends to fire American workers first. He will keep the cheap labor he fought so hard to get here.

... For many of the employees here on a visa, being laid off means that they have to leave the country on very short notice, in many cases uprooting families and children."

These employees were hired on temporary work visas. If they are ill-prepared to leave the country on a short notice, thats their fault. They should have known that this wasnt a permanent situation.

Cletus Weber, co-founder and partner with Mercer Island-based immigration law firm Peng & Weber, said determining layoffs by nationality or immigration status could violate anti-discrimination laws.

How in the hell would this violate "anti-discrimination laws"?! its not discriminating to dismiss anyone with a temporary visa while keeping American citizens in the workplace.

Let's the Congress cut their salaries 75% to pay for the airfare of the immigrants.

Cut Pensions!
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Some of the foreign workers' friends are claiming that this would disciminate on the basis of ethnicity and immigration status. But the H-1B visa is NOT an immigration visa, but a temporary work permit, so no discrimation would happen. They are only supposed to be brought in as needed, and then let go when no longer needed.

Let's please remember that Sen. Grassley is one of the good guys. Sure I wish more was being done, but I credit him with taking this public stand. Note his outstanding grades from Numbers, including the grade for 'Foreign Workers':

http://grades.betterimmigration.com/tes ... &VIPID=235

Populist: His recent grade is not that wonderful.

http://grades.betterimmigration.com/tes ... &VIPID=235