Norman MatloffTrump Administration Makes Major H-1B ReformIn the 2016 election campaign, Donald Trump promised to reform the H-1B work visa program. That should have been the least controversial…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
Norman MatloffSilicon Valley Is Using H-1B Visas To Pay Low Wages To Foreign WorkersOn the heels on its controversial immigration ban targeting seven Muslim-majority countries, the Trump administration has drafted a new…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018
Norman MatloffThe Tech “Shortage of Talent” Is A MythSome years ago I knew a researcher whose nonprofit organization employer had gotten a grant to study how HR works in Silicon Valley. It was…Jan 18, 20181Jan 18, 20181
Norman MatloffJoe Green Of FWD.US Shows Us How Silicon Valley Discriminates Against American Tech WorkersJoe Green is President of Fwd.us, a group founded by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to advocate for relief to unauthorized immigrants, and…Jan 18, 20182Jan 18, 20182
Norman MatloffFinal Nail In The Coffin For The RAISE Act Merit-Based ImmigrationThe RAISE Act, now under consideration in the Senate, would radically change traditional U.S. immigration policy, moving it in the…Jan 18, 2018Jan 18, 2018
Norman MatloffH1B Math — Your Guide To Proposed LegislationAs discussed in a previous posting, the Issa bill to “reform” the H-1B work visa has passed committee, and is getting a lot of press…Jan 18, 2018Jan 18, 2018
Norman MatloffWhy The H1B Visa Is Not A Gender IssueI’ve pointed out for years that the core issue regarding the H-1B work visa is age. There are other important factors — de facto indentured…Jan 18, 2018Jan 18, 2018
Norman MatloffDarrell Issa’s Do-Nothing H1B Reform Bill Passes House CommitteeToday’s Wall Street Journal ran a story reporting that the Issa H-1B “reform” bill has now passed the House Judiciary Committee…Jan 18, 2018Jan 18, 2018
Norman MatloffHow Facebook Discriminates Against Older American Tech WorkersOccasionally I receive so many e-mail messages about a certain news article that I feel compelled to blog about it. Such as the case for…Jan 18, 2018Jan 18, 2018
Norman MatloffWhy Silicon Valley Kept Quiet About The Tax Reform BillIn the current debate on tax reform, one topic that has arisen is that the House bill would tax graduate students on the tuition benefit…Jan 18, 2018Jan 18, 2018
