>It's probably worse where you are (having seen stories on national news about it), but the same problem is pretty serious here, too, most of our contract help are H1Bs. I generally like the individuals on H1Bs, mostly they are good people (from India, Russia, China, largely) just trying to make a better life. But they're taking many good US jobs away, and for the reasons you listed very well. I don't know what the solution is, since the large corps that pretty much control most US elections control this, too.
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>It really is up to the US voters to elect candidates that will do something about the problem of both H1Bs and general US overpopulation (and the assumption that accelerating economic growth is entirely a good thing, which I think is a totally wrong-headed attitude). But it seems like every election, the potential voters either don't vote, or they get bamboozled by the corporate-contribution controlled candidates (which is most of them, and in both major parties, of course). A tough nut to crack, these problema are.
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>I hear people worried about overseas outsourcing, and I'm sure they've got a point, but IMO, that's nothing compared to the problems people like you and me face right here in the US, with both jobs and overpopulation.

Bruce;

This may be a conspiracy to turn the United States into a nation like the Greek state Sparta! You remember Sparta, an armed camp, brutal, culturally stagnant, economically stagnant, and politically stagnant?

First you rid the nation of jobs and thinkers and everything else falls into line. Be sure the people are hungry and then offer them jobs in the military. Next we go out to conquer the world. Wave the flag and yell, “Homeland Security”! Life is good! :)

I really am enjoying the timing of the administration this week. Tuesday evening we are on alert for hijackers and Wednesday morning they pull sky marshals after announcing "no budget for over night lay overs" and Wednesday evening the sky marshals are back by popular demand!

One day at a time – and keep a smile on your face! :)

Tom