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Immigration has been a continuous tradition in the history of America. Huge number of people from all over the world come to America every year in different visas. There are different kinda of visas that the US provides to foreign nationals. H1-B is one of those types. H1-B type is also known as the working visa. So, there are people with this visa who are working and still there are lot of people entering to the US with this visa every year. Lately, the economy of America has not been as good as before. Americans are loosing jobs everyday. While Americans are loosing jobs, there are lot of foreign people working and there are still people coming from all over the world. Is this fair to American? Should we stop and ban the H1-B visa and completely stop people from outside? What are the pros and cons of foreigners working in America on temporary visa? This is a very hot ethical topic. Lately, there has been lots of debates on these issues due to the downturn in the economy and in the actual job market. Hence, the purpose of this page is to discuss about these topics. This page contains various links to the articles related to this issue.

1. OVERVIEW 

•  Definition of the H-1B visa:  Requirements,  Applicatiion procedute, H-1B petition and computer jobs and much more...
  H1-VISA.COM
•  H-1B Approval Count, H1-B Sponsor List, Future H-1B cap...
  h1bsponsors.com
•  H-1B visas jump in 2001
  Rachel Konrad, News.com, Jan 22, 2002

2. The Pros 

• Statement of Republican Lamar Smith, Lamar Smith, Office of Republican
•  H1B: 100,000 Contributions & Beyond, theindianprogrammer.com
• Another pro page relating the history, American policy regarding foreign workers, Doron Tal
•  Another pro page by wtcsd.org

3. The Cons

• The high-tech worker shortage Is a sham, FAIR
• The Sham High-Tech Worker Shortage, Dan Stein
• AEA Opposes Increased H-1B , American Engineering Association
•  H1-B Visas is an article that talks that H1-B is not really necessary.
•  US may eliminate H1-B visas
• New H-1B Hall of Shame is a webpage by Rob Sanchez who was could not find a job due to H-1B visas. This page is updated often and has a enourmous amount of information.
• New the H-1B cap? is an article that appeared on zdnet.com that draws attention to the flaws in the H-1B system.
• New The scourge of Silicon Valley writen by Ed Frauenheim on Norm Matloff who has been doing battle with the H1-B system for 7 years.
• New Why H-1B Visas are Bad for America is an article that looks at the negative effects of the H-1B system on america.
•  About the H-1B Visa - talks in detail by JJ Kuhl (May 2003 revision)

4. Evolution of the situation

• A daily updated page about the current evolution, American Corporation Network
• Some articles about the situation, Importing foreign high tech workers, adversity.net
• An event in the evolutution in 1998 (10/9/1998), H-1B hits senate roadblock, Jim Puzzanghera
• H-1B increase approved by House immigration subcommittee (5/41998), USAnews, Headlines 
• New Coming to America is an article that appeared in Techweek about the current situation dealing with immigration.
• New High-tech workers' visas -- A bad idea gets worse is an article that provides the most up todate information on how immigration is changing from the attack on america.
• New The H-1B Controversy is an article with up todate information and takes a look at the H1-B system through the eyes of an american worker who's name sounds foreign.
•  Employers Want More H1-B Visas by David Bacon
•  Industry View
by David Bacon and Judy Goff, San Francisco Chronicle
•  What US is doing about H-1B visas?
by Chris McManes, 6 Feb 2003

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