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H1B and veterans



On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 21:07:26 -0400
"Richard Strano" <stranofamily at attbi.com> wrote:

> I don't know if anyone ever thought of this or considered the problem
> of patriotism.
> I was told that companies are laying off retuning veterans in place of
> laying off
> the H1B visas. Can you imagine going off to serve your country only to
> be laid off
> and replaced with a h1b visa when you got back if you made it back.
> And one other thing the workers were suppose to back when they were
> done working here.
> Many are getting permanent residency and are bypassing the normal
> immigration process.
> One of the H1bs where I worked said it was lealized slavery. I thought
> this country did
> away with slavery.
I believe that is illegal, but I don't know the law that covers that. I
have a meeting with the veterans rep at the CareerPlace tomorrow. If I
remember, I'll ask him. 
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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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