Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050192228

There have been recent studies which indicate that the industry only hires about 2% of all of those applying for programmer positions. Is there really a shortage of high tech workers in Amenca? I am also concerned that although the H1B visa program was originally designed to bring in highly skilled workers it has been used for other less ethical purposes. A little over two years ago the high technology industry was laying off U.S. computer programmers by the hundreds and replacing them with cheaper foreign workers. High Tech management told us that Americans were being paid too much and that temporary foreign workers should be used to keep wages down. lest companies should move abroad!
Keywords matched
H1B visa

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
Unknown
Party
Chamber
State
Gender
Date
1998-09-24
Speech ID
1050192228
Paragraph
#1
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