Do you agree with a new Bill that employers must seek local talent before hiring from abroad?
Rep. Solis (D-Calif.) made the case for EEO–requiring employers to seek local talent before recruiting abroad–during confirmation hearings on January 9th. This was none too soon given that interviews were being conducted in India the very next day for job openings in the US!
“Walk-In Interview, Pune, H1B Visa Sponsorship 2009, January 10th 2009, IGI”
Brightfuturejobs.com, a grassroots lobbying campaign to counteract claims that Americans can’t do science and technology, has initiated an email campaign to send messages of support to Rep. Solis for her recognition of the uphill battle that US tech workers have faced for 18 years.
Employers may - for the first time - be required to seek local talent for their US job openings, now that real Democrats are in the White House and Congress.
Do you think there should a similar law for jobs that are sent overseas?
Posted on September 11th, 2009 in Politics |
September 13th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Absolutely. We should try and reduce mass population movements as much as possible and allow people to stay where they are rooted. My parents had to leave Iowa for a better job in California and it had a deep impact on me. I ended up having to stay in California. When I found out what my house was worth, I sold it and we moved to Des Moines
September 16th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Trouble is this might lead to a weakening of the talent available to fill an opening, especially in technical fields.
Nobody wants to pay someone to move a long distance for a job, so most employers do start with local ads. When they produce no qualified candidates, then they move on to national sources. That is how the company I work for does it.
I don’t know how you can mandate that an employer accept a less qualified candidate than what they know they need.
September 18th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I don’t trust any bill from an Hispanic Democrat. What we need to do is to greatly reduce immigration, train more Americans to do high-tech jobs, and to deport more illegal aliens. The Dems are blocking any attempt to ***** down on illegal aliens, and Obama wants more immigrants during this recession.