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<title>Desicritics Comments on FY2008 H-1B Visa Cap Reached On Day 1</title>
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<title>Comment by ElizabethJackson</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-337193</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:09:39 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by ChristianFox</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-337001</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:06:23 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by ChesterAaron</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-336692</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:43:42 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by ScottBrook</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-336653</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:10:34 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by ChesterBentley</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-336637</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:31:56 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by MichaelLewis</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-336627</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:55:18 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by LarryBrown</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-336556</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 6 Jul 2008 19:52:54 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by JoshuaWhite</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-336385</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:02:30 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by BobBentley</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-336367</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:13:50 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Breach</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-329623</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:19:18 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by hand</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-310817</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:01:30 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by mybodyshopper</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-176739</link>
<description>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKtnVASZooE

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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2007 02:47:38 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by doo - kela</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-169713</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:11:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by doo - kela</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-169712</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:09:06 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Chandra</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-159606</link>
<description>Aaman

One of the interesting conclusions from what you have written is also how major supply constraints within India are causing wage bills to go up significantly. These constraints are alos a cause for concern in terms of professionalism of some tech workers.
 
One future scenario I envisage looking at IT companies growth figures, H-1B numbers and supplies (from technical institutes) is the creation of our own H-1B type program to get talented technical graduates from Pakistan,Iran, Bangladesh,Sri Lanka and may be even China. While these numbers will not tide away the shortage, this would reduce some of the current manpower supply constraints.

Another interesting trend I found in Bangalore was the direct correlation between the reduction of H-1B quotas in 2001-2002 and the simultaneous increase in the purchase of medium sized cars in the same city. While we donot know if X caused Y, it happened almost at the same time. 

I think Globalisation is still viewed as not including labor. If that factor of production were to be let lose suddenly, we will all eventually end up in a terrible scenario. Afterall the same arguments you used to push for h-1b quotas can also be used to argue for cheap shop floor labor as well. The political structure is not at all built to accommodate stakeholders who donot vote for you. 

rgds

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2007 02:43:14 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by AnArch</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-159419</link>
<description>Yes, they&#039;re planning ahead, and keeping the supply chain stocked.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2007 00:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by kllaun</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-159369</link>
<description>Several people asserted that large Indian outsourcing firms are flooding the INS with H1-B applications, to have the recipients ready to come from India when there is a project for them. It does sound a bit incredulous, but I would not completely discount them. Is this something that maybe really happening?</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2007 23:22:04 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by kela</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-158192</link>
<description>i live in a condo overlooking the arabian sea.People look like ants from up here.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2007 05:22:37 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Chandra</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-158088</link>
<description>Kela

Are you still in your mom&#039;s basement?

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2007 04:02:28 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Bakhtiar</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-157889</link>
<description>Majority of the members of the US Senate feel that the H1 visas has been improperly used specially by the Indian companies to achieve their commercial goals. A lot of new changes are going to seen very soon  So pull up your socks guys!!!!!!
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2007 00:34:31 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by kela</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-157074</link>
<description>must be filled up by Chandra&#039;s relatives.Most techies are from AP</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:34:44 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Ranjit Goswami</title>
<link>http://desicritics.org/2007/04/04/000739.php#comment-156809</link>
<description>Since 2001, there&#039;s been lots of debate (and expectedly less actions) on &quot;Movement of Natural Persons (Mode-4) Under GATS. One can see relevant material and presentations here http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/sem_oct04_e/hamid_mamdouh_e.ppt#1 and http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/symp_mov_natur_perso_april02_e.htm. One of my colleague, who&#039;s been researching in this area felt in that developing nations are clearly in an advantageous positions with mode 4, but as usual our policy makers don&#039;t push enough (do they push ever at all for any rightful causes?) in global forums so that we gain competitive advantages. My limited understanding is all these H-1B visa are differential visa rules, and as per mode-4, all these are wrong.  </description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2007 05:03:51 EDT</pubDate>
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