Defeat Politician That Gave In-State-Tution To H-1Bs
Ross Hunter, a retired Microsoft executive is a Washington State Representative who is now running for Kings County Executive.
This anti-American politician has seen fit to sponsor a bill that would give H-1Bs the same tuition as AMERICAN CITIZENS:
"Under House Bill 1487, which takes effect July 1, the foreign workers would qualify for the same tuition rate as state residents if they have been in the state at least a year on certain kinds of temporary work visas, such as the H-1B.
The measure passed amid a roiling budget crisis and hundreds of millions of dollars in cutbacks to higher education. It was nicknamed the "Microsoft subsidy bill" by some lawmakers who say the software giant and its workers surely could afford to pay the higher tuition rates.
Subject to lively legislative debate, the bill received little attention outside the Capitol. An analysis put the immediate tuition revenue loss at the University of Washington at about $430,000, with potential for bigger losses in future years, and about $215,000 at Washington State University.
State Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina, the bill's sponsor, retired from Microsoft in 2000 after 17 years. He said employers in his Eastside district sought the provision as a tool for recruiting foreign talent."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009366983_tuition22m.html
WashTech was leaked AN INTERNAL MICROSOFT DOCUMENT that laid out the plan to subsidize college tuitions for H-1Bs.
“Rep. Ross Hunter pushed through legislation at Microsoft’s behest to extend in-state tuition rates to white collar professionals who are temporarily stationed at Microsoft on corporate visas –at the same time that Washington State lawmakers removed $1.5 billion from education, laidoff 2500 teachers, [and] slashed health care.” – Bright Future Jobs
Bright Future Jobs broke the story of the grassroots campaign – started by techs in Washington state – against Ross Hunter, now running for King County Executive. The campaign is asking everyone to donate $14.87, in protest of HB 1487, to any opponent of Ross Hunter of their choice. You can see the candidates and their websites here. The Primary Election is on August 18.
Please donate $14.87 to one of these people:
• Larry Phillips http://larryphillips.com
• Stan Lippmann http://tinyurl.com/ld6n52
• Alan Lobdell www.alanlobdell.com
• Susan Hutchison www.susanhutchison.com
• Dow Constantine www.dowconstantine.com
Ross Hunter MUST BE DEFEATED.
Already, WashTech and IBM Alliance are mobilizing to turn Ross Hunter into another Harris Miller, and pathetic immigration lawyer who got defeated by a great Marine, James Webb.
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Progressive Geek
has this as a blog post and is talking to Dow Constantine. One of these candidates needs to make this a campaign issue or at least write a statement. It's a tall order, for they would be taking on Microsoft, who runs the state, but what is the point of representation if not to break "Tammany Hall" of Bill Gates controlling Washington.