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Microsoft’s Ballmer on H1-B Visas, Immigration
The Detroit Free Press recently interviewed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer who asked him why Microsoft in 2007 built a research and development facility in Canada–over the border in Vancouver–not that far from Microsoft’s quarters in Redmond, Wash.
Why not build it in the United States? Ballmer’s response:
While the Canadian R&D credit may have been a factor, it wasn’t the deciding one, Ballmer said. That would be immigration policy…
“We opened the lab in Vancouver,” Ballmer said, “because we were having trouble getting visas for …

Low demand extends H1-B visa deadlineSilicon Valley – San Jose Business Journal Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:07 AM PDTFederal immigration officials on Wednesday extended the deadline for H1-B visa requests as the recession appears to have weakened demand for skilled foreign workers.

Less people applying for H1-B visaDayton Business Journal Thu, 09 Apr 2009 …

Few takers for H-1B visa jobsrediff.com Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:42 PM PDTThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received only half the 65,000 H1-B applications it requires to fill up the general quota category in the first …

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Demand For H1-B Visas FallsNPR Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:41 PM PDTThe demand for visas reserved for high-skilled tech workers had fallen this year. Immigration officials report that applications for the H1-B visa, usually oversubscribed …

US co to pull back jobs from Indiarediff.com Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:35 PM PDTSallie Mae, a US-based company which gives loans to students, announced on Monday that it plans to move back as many as 2,000 overseas jobs, including those from India, even if it means an additional financial burden on the company because of higher labour expenses

Alien workers not giving up hope on better statusSaipan Tribune Wed, 08 …

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Visa program for skilled workers under attackLos Angeles Times Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:36 PM PDTA requirement that bailout recipients hire Americans over H1-B visa holders could be extended to all U.S. companies. As U.S. employers start applying today for visas for foreign workers, the hiring of talent from other countries is facing heightened scrutiny and the threat of greater restrictions as domestic unemployment soars.

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U.S. Limits Foreign Workers Due to American Unemployment (hsh.com)

H1-Bs in the Firing LinePortfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:35 PM PDTAs the annual scramble for H1-B visas kicks tomorrow, an interesting wrinkle has appeared in the usual proceedings. Here’s an email sent to foreign employees by Wells Fargo: “Due to the fact that we have and will be displacing numerous U.S. citizens in your same positions Wells Fargo has decided to enforce a policy that prohibits lines of businesses to file visa sponsorships for foreign …

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