Immigration for Computer Professionals (2009)

The following articles, 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:

2009

December

• Court orders three H-1B sites disabled (12-28-09)
• U.S. moves to strengthen H-1B enforcement (12-21-09)
• Work Visas Back On Congressional Agenda (12-16-09)
• Lawmakers want more H-1Bs, new ‘Founders Visa’ (12-15-09)
• H-1B visa use by U.S. firms holds steady in ’09 (12-14-09)
• List of H-1B visa employers for 2009 (12-14-09)
• Tech Firms Stock Up On Foreign Talent (12-11-09)
• Obama Warns Against Turning Away the ‘Best and the Brightest’ (12-4-09)
• H-1B Demand Spike May Signal Improving Outlook for Skilled Pros (12-2-09)

November

• New H-1B hiring bill takes aim at tech firms (11-20-09)
• Tech workers take H-1B case to Supreme Court (11-18-09)
• Feds plan 25,000 on-site H-1B inspections (11-17-09)

October

• Bill Would Double Cap on H-1B Visas (10-20-09)
• Anger up, visas down: Top 10 H-1B stories of last 12 months (10-1-09)

September

• Grassley seeks proof of jobs from H-1B applicants (9-29-09)
• India Has Its Own ‘H-1B’ Problem (9-16-09)
• U.S. expands H-1B fraud case against IT services firm (9-7-09)

August

• U.S. Government Seeks $5M in H-1B Fraud Case (8-31-09)
• Truth About the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 )(8-18-09)
• Patni Going Deeper, Not Broader For Outsourcing Growth (8-14-09)
• H-1B Visa Sponsors: Surprise! You’re Being Audited (8-12-09)
• Outsourcer: A ‘global citizen’ will emerge (8-06-09)

July

• FAQ: Data shows overseas shift for U.S. IT jobs (7-30-09)
• U.S. paper chase may slow H-1B, green card use (7-27-09)
• Congress may push India’s IT firms to Mexico with H-1B crackdown (7-27-09)
• PROGRAMMERS GUILD Dealt Setback in H-1B case (7-27-09)
• Gates: H-1B Limits A ‘Big Mistake’ (7-24-09)
• H-1B demand may be retreating as feds increase scrutiny (7-22-09)
• Clinton, in India, says ‘outsourcing is a concern for many’ (7-21-09)
• Apollo 11 Astronaut: U.S. Needs More Science Grads (7-16-09)
• U.S. steps up H-1B, green card assault with paper chase (7-15-09)
• Thousands Of H-1B Visas Still Up For Grabs (7-14-09)
• Judges ask tough questions in H-1B case (7-1-09)

June

• Q&A: India trade group chief criticizes proposed H-1B bill (6-26-09)
• Graduate Science Enrollment Rises, Bringing More Diversity (6-25-09)
• Clinton urges stronger India ties in speech laced with IT speak (6-17-09)
• Analysis: If N.J. sees H-1B use driving down wages, will Congress? (6-4-09)
• Trade War With India Looms Over Protectionist IT Legislation (6-3-09)
• Budget woes could boost government offshoring (6-1-09)

May

• US: H-1B workers outnumber unemployed techies (5-26-09)
• Solving U.S. H-1B Reform Top For Indian IT Group (5-21-09)
• Are H-1B Visa Reforms On The Way? (5-20-09)
• Down To Business: What If Major League Baseball Had H-1B Caps? (5-9-09)
• DHS secretary, asked about H-1B, says ‘top obligation’ is to U.S. workers (5-7-09)

April

• Greenspan: H-1B cap would make U.S. workers ‘privileged elite’ (4-30-09)
• H-1B legislation alarms India’s government (4-28-09)
• Foreign IT Pros Working In U.S. Earning More Than Americans (4-28-09)
• Two U.S. senators say H-1B visas allow ‘legal discrimination’ (4-23-09)
• Five reasons why the H-1B cap will be increased, revised (4-15-09)
• H-1B demand follows the economy — down (4-13-09)
• Halts in H-1B Visa Hiring? (4-9-09)
• Demand for H-1B visas tumbles (4-8-09)
• Weak Economy Dampens Demand For H-1B Visas (4-8-09)
• Feds count H-1B applications as engineering unemployment spikes (4-7-09)
• H-1B bill seeks to ‘staple’ green cards to Ph.D.s (4-3-09)
• White House says U.S. needs H-1B visas to avoid ‘competitive disadvantage’ (4-3-09)
• Microsoft Prefers Visa (4-2-09)
• The H-1B visa as a job replacement tool (4-1-09)
• Microsoft: We Need More Foreign Workers (4-1-09)

March

• H-1B Visa Applications Expected To Slow (3-31-09)
• India Inc. gets White House meeting on H-1B visas (3-23-09)
• Global Dispatches: Reader’s Digest outsources to HCL (3-23-09)
• Tech jobs disappear at AIG — and across the U.S. (3-20-09)
• More U.S. Students Majoring In Computer Science (3-17-09)
• Microsoft cut some H-1B workers but will hire more (3-9-09)
• Microsoft Tells Senator It’s Laying Off American And Non-American Workers (3-4-09)
• Who Got H-1B Visa Petitions Approved In 2008? Look At The List (3-3-09)

February

• As U.S. IT jobs are cut, H-1B use by offshoring vendors is rising (2-24-09)
• Stimulus package sets H-1B limits, leaves out E-Verify mandate (2-23-09)
• Indian outsourcers, Microsoft top the list of H-1B users in ’08 (2-23-09)
• Stimulus Package Makes It Harder To Hire H-1B Workers (2-18-09)
• Limits on H-1B hiring by bailout recipients still in economic stimulus bill (2-13-09)
• Fed indictments tell how H-1B visas were used to undercut wages (2-13-09)
• House, Senate agree on stimulus bill; IT spending plans unclear (2-11-09)
• Politics and Economics of Offshore Outsourcing (2-11-09)
• Editor’s Note: Too often, our discourse on H-1B visas is tarnished (2-9-09)
• Should foreign workers be the first to get canned? (2-6-09)
• Senate approves ‘strict’ rules on hiring H-1B workers (2-6-09)
• Bill Would Keep Bailout Recipients from Hiring H-1B Workers (2-5-09)
• H-1B, Offshoring Supporters Get Key Obama Administration Posts (2-3-09)
• Tech Layoffs Leave H-1B Holders Vulnerable (2-3-09)
• Microsoft layoffs add more fuel to H-1B fire (2-2-09)

January

• Microsoft’s H-1B Visa Controversy (1-26-09)
• Senator Quizzes Microsoft On Layoffs (1-26-09)
• Scandal raises questions about Satyam’s ability to retain U.S. customers (1-8-09)

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