Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told U.S. Senators on March 7, 2007, that tech workers will be "guaranteed" jobs; the average pay will be $100,000/year and that the H-1B program should be increased nearly five times.  We need to let Congress know the reality of tech workers.  Please take action today!

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told the Senate Health Education Labor and Pension Committee today that any professional with the right technical skills will be guaranteed a job, and that increasing the number of H-1B visas from 65,000 to 300,000 "would be fantastic." He is urging passage of Strengthening American Competitiveness for the 21st Century Act.

As a high-tech worker in this country, I oppose further expansion of the H-1B visa program that is riddled with fraud, abuse and undermines the economic rights of citizens and immigrants alike. Increasing the visa program is actually detrimental for U.S. citizens seeking out technical professions because they believe that their will be too many workers seeking too few job openings.

I have friends who are highly educated and skilled but have faced long periods of unemployment. The only thing tech workers are guaranteed today is economic uncertainty caused by the winds of globalization and relentless corporate downsizing.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
March 07, 2007