Bill Gates & Cheap Labor
Mar 12th 2008RavenPolitics & Raven
Microsoft’s Bill Gates is a tool. Yesterday he testified before Congress about the need for foreign workers in the high tech field…and a lot of people are speaking out on this issue, which is full of myths (as usual when it comes to immigrants and US jobs).
First of all, Gates claims “…Microsoft has found that for every H-1B hire we make, we add on average four additional employees to support them in various capacities.”
Yes, Microsoft hires a professional foreigner, cheaper that a comparable US worker then hires that foreigner lower level support staff.
In other words, the professional job goes to a cheap foreigner instead of an American and then the low level support jobs go to Americans. And, those four lower level jobs would also be needed if the professional were an American. The net result is that one out of five jobs, and the best one, goes to a foreigner.
I’ve always questioned these claims from the tech industry. Knowing so many people who have the education and skills, who are not employed in this field, makes me question the true motives behind all this rhetoric. I believe it all comes down to cheap labor and high profits, at all costs including American jobs.
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