The following articles from 2008, each one about IT workers and the immigration laws, appear in the online versions of ComputerWorld, Information Week, PC World, and Wired News. We hope that by linking to these articles, foreign-born computer professionals and their employers will be able to increase their understanding of immigration laws and procedures, and learn more about the merits of pending legislation:
Outsourcing firms warn of H-1B visa cutbacks (12-17-08)
IT Jobs Will Be Hot With Obama In The White House (12-17-08)
Survey: One in four IT jobs moving offshore (12-09-08)
IT fugitive Stein Bagger will be sent back to Denmark (12-08-08)
Obama's DHS pick may find support for raising H-1B cap at confirmation hearing (12-02-08)
Obama's choice for DHS could flame tech visa battle (11-20-08)
Google's Schmidt: Innovation Must Come First (11-18-08)
On Wall Street, bad news gets worse for IT (11-14-08)
FAQ: Why Obama may back an H-1B increase even in a recession (11-06-08)
Indian Outsourcing Industry Jittery After Obama Win (11-05-08)
Can Obama reverse job offshoring? (11-05-08)
US Voters Elect Obama (11-04-08)
Labor Department settles H-1B case for $1.7M (10-31-08)
Supporters Lay out Tech Reasons to Vote for Obama, McCain (10-30-08)
Where the US Presidential Candidates Stand on Tech Issues (10-20-08)
Government Study Finds 21% Of H-1B Applications Violate Rules (10-20-08)
FBI: Several nations eye U.S. cybertargets (10-15-08)
Feds find high level of fraud in H-1B petition (10-13-08)
Feds considering changes to H-1B application process in wake of report (10-10-08)
Widespread Problems, Fraud Found in H-1B Program (10-09-08)
The IT worker's Wall Street meltdown worry list (10-03-08)
Gartner: Wall Street woes won't take down tech (10-01-08)
Black Monday Hits Tech Stocks, May Affect Workforce (9-30-08)
Bailout won't keep Wall Street from sending jobs offshore (9-26-08)
H-1B Foes Try to Prove Student-Visa Extension Hurts U.S. Tech Workers (9-23-08)
One Google Data Center Idea That Really Floats (9-17-08)
Norman Matloff tells what's wrong with the H-1B visa program (9-08-08)
What's Really Behind the Talent Gap? (9-08-08)
Should IT Form a Union? (9-04-08)
595 Immigrants Arrested at Electronics Plant (8-27-08)
With China Rising, Detroit Needs Engineers ASAP (8-15-08)
Judge rejects student visa injunction sought by H-1B opponents (8-07-08)
Valuable H-1B Workers Alberta-Bound As Congress Fiddles (7-23-08)
A computer science professor's never-ending H-1B fight (7-21-08)
Why Tech Companies Really Hire H-1B Workers (7-1-08)
Time For Congress To Enforce 'Prevailing Wage' H-1B (6-30-08)
Why Guam is exempt from H-1B cap (6-24-08)
In Congress, H-1B Issue Pits Tech Workers Against Farm Groups (6-12-08)
Congressman Wants Foreign Models Off Tech Visas (6-12-08)
Google Loses Big in H-1B Lottery as Congress Gets New Visa Push (6-05-08)
H-1B Opponents Challenge Bush Administration in Court (5-31-08)
With H-1B in Limbo, Congressional Backers Push Green Card Fix (5-14-08)
US Firm Fined for Violations Related to H-1B Program (5-02-08)
Let's end the H-1B best-and-brightest nonsense (4-30-08)
Should U.S. Scrap H-1B Visa Lottery? (4-16-08)
U.S. Will Soon Notify H-1B Visa Lottery Winners (4-15-08)
U.S. Overwhelmed By H-1B Visa Requests (4-14-08)
Foreign Students Get Longer U.S. Stay (4-12-08)
Update: U.S. says H-1B applications again top number of available visas (4-08-08)
DHS to Offer Backdoor Increase to H-1B Visas? (4-08-08)
U.S. Hits Cap On H-1B Visa Petitions For Fiscal 2009 (4-08-08)
DHS extends time foreign students can stay in U.S. (4-07-08)
Who Got H-1B Visas Petitions Approved Last Year? Look At The List (4-02-08)
H-1B Visa Petition Race For Fiscal 2009 Is Underway (4-01-08)
Recession unlikely to curb H-1B demand (3-31-08)
Employers Can File For H-1B Visas Starting Tomorrow (3-31-08)
H-1B Backers Seek White House Help for Foreign Students (3-27-08)
Tech Talent Drain One Of The 'Scariest' Trends In US, Says Qualcomm Chief (3-26-08)
Employers Prohibited From Filing Multiple H-1B Visa Petitions For Same Worker (3-19-08)
Five reasons why the H-1B visa cap will increase (3-15-08)
Down To Business: Are You A Complainer Or Part Of The Solution? (3-15-08)
Bill Gates: H-1B Visa Restrictions Hurt U.S. (3-13-08)
Bill Gates Says Immigration, Education Reform Needed For U.S. To Compete (3-12-08)
Written Testimony of William H. Gates Before the House Committee on Science and Technology (3-12-08)
Bush Administration Pressured On H-1B Visa Reform (3-11-08)
Senator describes black market in H-1B visas (3-10-08)
U.S. Tech Companies Add Five Workers For Each H-1B Visa They Seek (3-10-08)
Down To Business: Rhetoric Can't Stop The Reality Of Global Business (3-08-08)
U.S. worried that high H-1B demand may tempt some to 'game' visa lottery (3-07-08)
Plan B If You Can't Hire H-1B Visas Workers (3-05-08)
Spring Is In The Air, And So Are H-1B Visas (3-04-08)
Industry Pushes For More H-1B Visas (3-03-08)
Alternative To Homeland Security's E-Verify System Proposed (2-28-08)
Small Business Tops CompTIA's 2008 Tech Policy Agenda (2-25-08)
E-Notification Coming Soon For H-1B Visa Employers (2-06-08)
Yes, The Tech Skills Shortage Is Real (1-12-08)
No, The Tech Skills Shortage Doesn't Exist (1-12-08)
Clinton And McCain On Globalization, Technology (1-10-08)
Huckabee And Obama On Globalization, Technology (1-04-08)
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