This is yet another astounding move by India. They are trying to claim H-1B and L-1 guest workers shouldn't pay social security on some nebulous claims they are not in the U.S. permanently.

The [India] government has been pursuing the social security agreement — that will allow Indians working under short-term contracts in the US to secure exemption from contributing to the American social security system.

While Americans go without jobs, India's offshore outsourcing business is booming. In Technology companies are aggressively hiring as business prospects improve, we can see just how many American companies are creating jobs....in India.

Accenture will add 8,000 in India this year alone. That’s a 20% increase. Honeywell will also add 1,000 jobs....again, not in the United States, but in India.

Once again we have a job killing, let's wipe out all U.S. Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering Professionals agenda parading around as Comprehensive Immigration Reform.

First the bill title is (so you know what to say when you call your representatives repeatedly and demand they defeat this bill):

The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009, or CIR ASAP. It is sponsored by the notorious illegal immigrant and corporate Representative, Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.).

A bill all of you should support immediately!

Senators Bernie Sanders and Chuck Grassley introduce The Employ America Act:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to prohibit major firms that lay off large numbers of American workers from hiring cheaper foreign labor through temporary guest worker programs.

The Atlantic has a great post, It's about the Money Stupid on why Americans are not going into STEM, if they are smart and have a choice.

A new Business Week article spells out what we already know. Use of H-1B is all about technology transfer out of the U.S., cheap labor and enabling age discrimination.

Part of the Business Model

A new study has yet again shown what we have known for a long time. There is no shortage of Scientists, Mathematicians, Engineers and Technical people in America.

A new blog was brought to my attention, Outsourced & Homeless. The owner is chronicling his experiences looking for a job, while literally being homeless and oh yes, while possessing a whole lot of technical skills.

This is literally a person driving around in a beater car, sleeping in his car, in parks and so on, and using a blog to document his experiences.