There have been countless media stories about predatory hightech computer firms firing talented middledaged employees and replacing them with foreign workers willing to work longer hours for less pay. In the most flagrant instances. the replaced U.S. workers have even been asked to train their foreign replacement. I am pleased that this compromise contains needed protections to guard against such abusive layoffs. Until now. it was legal under our immigration laws for an employer to fire U.S. workers and replace them with cheaper foreign workers. As a condition of participating in this compromise. employers covered under the legislation must attest that they have not laid off U.S. workers and tried to replace them with foreign workers. The compromise contains many worthwhile provisions. but it also has flaws.
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