YouTube Video On Avoiding U.S. Job Applicants Angers Programmers

Iria · Jun 19, 2007, 05:52 AM

Source: Information Week
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YouTube bites again. A law firm's attempt to get positive exposure for an immigration law conference by posting it on You Tube backfired when an organization that's been tough on H-1B visas and offshore outsourcing copied it and made a controversial video of its own.

In the original video, posted by the firm Cohen & Grigsby from a May 15 conference, an attorney is shown advising attendees on how to meet the minimum requirements of advertising a job to U.S. candidates so that a foreign worker can more easily be hired. The firm's conference dealt with the U.S. government's labor certification requirement for foreign workers, the first step in helping them obtain green cards. The law requires that an employer prove there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a permanent job being offered before hiring a non-citizen.

GutterPunk · Jun 19, 2007, 01:42 PM

Good read... really a reality check.

EcPercy · Jun 19, 2007, 02:23 PM

After reading this and watching the video, I am pissed. Not because I am a programmer, but because this is extremely shady.

Now I understand why, a lot of times, I am overlooked when applying for a position in the IT field.

GutterPunk · Jun 19, 2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by EcPercy

After reading this and watching the video, I am pissed. Not because I am a programmer, but because this is extremely shady.

Now I understand why, a lot of times, I am overlooked when applying for a position in the IT field.

I was thinking the same.
/me is a sad panda.

Jun 19, 2007, 05:52 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	YouTube Video On Avoiding U.S. Job Applicants Angers Programmers Source: Information Week __________ YouTube bites again. A law firm's attempt to get positive exposure for an immigration law conference by posting it on You Tube backfired when an organization that's been tough on H-1B visas and offshore outsourcing copied it and made a controversial video of its own. In the original video, posted by the firm Cohen & Grigsby from a May 15 conference, an attorney is shown advising attendees on how to meet the minimum requirements of advertising a job to U.S. candidates so that a foreign worker can more easily be hired. The firm's conference dealt with the U.S. government's labor certification requirement for foreign workers, the first step in helping them obtain green cards. The law requires that an employer prove there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a permanent job being offered before hiring a non-citizen.

Jun 19, 2007, 01:42 PM	#2
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Jun 19, 2007, 02:23 PM	#3
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 64	After reading this and watching the video, I am pissed. Not because I am a programmer, but because this is extremely shady. Now I understand why, a lot of times, I am overlooked when applying for a position in the IT field.