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tony decarmine — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:34 -0400

@GregPalusa - All true. And NONE of them were hired because they were cheap - they were GENUINE cases of bringing in the talent from abroad. Their contribution is inarguable - which can NOT be said of much of the hoards of H1B holders washing ashore... Please understand - no one is saying foreign talent is valueless, just that the argument about needing foreign help to make up a shortage of qualified Americans is bogus (or at the least, misguided).

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tony decarmine — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:28:01 -0400

@JoshJ: THAT is a solid analysis of the tech jobs market - and why the published analyses of said market are not reliable to understand the details. Well done - and applicable far beyond IT (where I work). I STILL, however, cannot believe your hiring issues in St. Louis (was it?) are due to a shortage. I am an excellent case in point - I have a broad skill set and I learn quickly. My resume has been described as 'flatly unbelievable and absolutely fabricated'.

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tony decarmine — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:51:53 -0400

It IS about money. Period. I used to work at a university in the labs, where I wondered why there aren't any US students around - especially since it was a land-grant university. I was told that there simply WEREN'T any American applicants. Why?