That is my catch 22 I get a project it takes me a few weeks to get the
  cobwebs out then I start rolling along but some places don't want to
  understand or hear it. The perpetuators of the situation. 
  Alex Montalvo
  AS/400 Consultant
  1(917)442-5450 Cell
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    From:  <jmurfitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
    To:  Alex Montalvo <alexmrpg@xxxxxxx>
    CC:  midrange-jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx, mary_watkins_developer@xxxxxxxxx
    Subject:  Re: [MIDRANGE-JOBS] MIDRANGE-JOBS Digest, Vol 5, Issue 153
    Date:  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:13:02 -0500
    >I know how you feel Mary. I was displaced as they call it in 2001 and
    have been fighting to get back into a programming position. I have done
    what I could to try and stay current. of course now companies don't want
    to interview me becuase they feel I am not current, but if I try to
    apply as a Jr Programmer I am told I have too much experience, go
    figure. For the past year I have been on a contract as a computer
    operator. it's boring and a non learning situation. I've thought about
    learning new languages but am hesitant with the present market. I'm
    beginning to believe I should just get out of IT, but hate to do so
    because I have so much time invested. Good luck Mary hope something
    comes up for you.
    >
    >
    >---- Alex Montalvo <alexmrpg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
    > > *** Please pay close attention when replying to a message on this
    list!
    > > *** If you want the reply to go to the list, use REPLY-TO-ALL
    > > *** Recruiters may advertise only permanent employment positions in
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    > >
    > >
    > >    I am sorry to hear that Mary. I was on Public assistance after UI
    bennies
    > >    ran out 3 times over the past seven years how I stayed sane? I
    got good
    > >    and P.O'ed and told my story on this very site in 2001. And like
    then I
    > >    had more heckelers than peers at first then I started getting
    responses
    > >    from all over the country Steve Landess one the first from Texas.
    I
    > >    realized I was on to something I emailed and called everynews
    agency I
    > >    could got ignored mostly a few years later news shows started
    discussing
    > >    the very issues I had been yelling about. I'd like to think I and
    other
    > >    Disappointed Americans may have had something to do with it. I
    contact the
    > >    Senate and Congress so much I think they curse me out under their
    > >    breath every time they get a call fax or email from me.
    > >
    > >    I wish you Good Luck and best wishes in your future endevors and
    lets kick
    > >    some political ass shall we?
    > >
    > >    Alex Montalvo
    > >    AS/400 Consultant
    > >    1(917)442-5450 Cell
    > >
    >
    >      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    > >
    > >      From:  Mary Watkins <mary_watkins_developer@xxxxxxxxx>
    > >      To: Subject:  Re: [MIDRANGE-JOBS] MIDRANGE-JOBS Digest, Vol 5,
    Issue 153
    > >      Date:  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 08:47:41 -0800 (PST)
    > >      >*** Please pay close attention when replying to a message on
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    > >      >*** Recruiters may advertise only permanent employment
    positions in
    > >      this list.
    > >      >
    > >      >
    > >      >Well, as you all have heard from me within the last year, I
    can assure
    > >      you I am still an unemployed programmer and see no real
    opportunities in
    > >      the future.  However, I still respond to listings and
    opportunities.  I
    > >      do have an interview on Monday, so . .  you never know.  It is
    not
    > >      programming, but I am may get my foot in the door somewhere and
    work
    > >      back to an open position.
    > >      >   It is unfortunate that the offshore companies have taken so
    many
    > >      "jobs" of all sorts from Americans. It positions are not the
    only form
    > >      of offshore shift.  Ever try to resolve a situation with Sony,
    Samsung,
    > >      AT&T.
    > >      >The call centers are swamped with people of foreign accent
    trying to
    > >      speak to Americans. When they have no idea how to spell Mary or
    Watkins,
    > >      I usually hang up.
    > >      >
    > >      >   If I had the answer to the situation I would not be
    unemployed to
    > >      date.
    > >      >   This could be debated for the next few years. . .not sure
    how to
    > >      bring the jobs back here. . .One thing for sure do not give up
    the
    > >      salaries that are deserved.  Bank tellers do not have to have 4
    years of
    > >      education to gain employment whereas an IT professional does.
    > >      >
    > >      >   As some suggested on the message board, it is time to be
    more
    > >      aggressive and initiate alternative measures to insure that one
    lands a
    > >      position here.  It is of most importance to fight for our
    opportunities.
    > >      >   Personally, I think it is time for Americans to let big
    businesses
    > >      know how we feel about the current policy of shipping job
    opportunites
    > >      to foreign countries.  What happened to the land of the
    free?  We are
    > >      free to do what here?  Lately, my fmaily has been going hungry
    and
    > >      facing eviction about every 6 months.
    > >      >
    > >      >   Respectfully,
    > >      >   Mary Watkins
    > >      >   309-245-2682
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    > >      >Today's Topics:
    > >      >
    > >      >1. Re: Fw: H-1B/offshoring debate at UCLA (Alex Montalvo)
    > >      >2. Re: Fw: H-1B/offshoring debate at UCLA (Michael Ryan)
    > >      >
    > >      >
    >
    >      >----------------------------------------------------------------------
    > >      >
    > >      >message: 1
    > >      >date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:55:11 -0500
    > >      >from: "Alex Montalvo"
    > >      >subject: Re: [MIDRANGE-JOBS] Fw: H-1B/offshoring debate at
    UCLA
    > >      >
    > >      >For those who haven't been subject to constant short contracts
    and
    > >      early
    > >      >releases every time the market hiccups it's easy to judge
    someone else.
    > >      >
    > >      >Face bankrupcy while answering ad's from companies sponsoring
    h1b's
    > >      >blatently, lawyers all to happy advocate the same and none
    defending
    > >      your
    > >      >cause and see if you come away unjaded pal!
    > >      >
    > >      >Alex Montalvo
    > >      >AS/400 Consultant
    > >      >1(917)442-5450 Cell
    > >      >
    >
    >      >----------------------------------------------------------------------
    > >      >
    > >      >From: "Michael Ryan"
    > >      >To: "Alex Montalvo"
    > >      >CC: sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx, cpf0000@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
    > >      >midrange-jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    > >      >Subject: Re: [MIDRANGE-JOBS] Fw: H-1B/offshoring debate at
    UCLA
    > >      >Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 11:10:51 -0500
    > >      > >Wow...quite the venomous diatribe. You made your point
    succinctly.
    > >      I'm
    > >      > >sure that anyone who reads this can understand you, your
    employment
    > >      > >issue and your belief system.
    > >      > >
    > >      > >On Nov 8, 2007 11:03 AM, Alex Montalvo wrote:
    > >      > > > *** Please pay close attention when replying to a message
    on this
    > >      >list!
    > >      > > > *** If you want the reply to go to the list, use
    REPLY-TO-ALL
    > >      > > > *** Recruiters may advertise only permanent employment
    positions
    > >      in
    > >      >this list.
    > >      > > >
    > >      > > >
    > >      > > >
    > >      > > >
    > >      > > > I am a such a forty something coder who has been given my
    walking
    > >      >papers
    > >      > > > again from a Jewish owned textile company after 2 months
    three
    > >      >H1b
    > >      > > > consultants from India have been here for 7 + months are
    staying!
    > >      >The
    > >      > > > consulting company from India hired me for this all just
    so the
    > >      > > > permanently employed staff can take thier vacations and
    now that
    > >      >they are
    > >      > > > done so was I. Had to wait 30 days for my first pay check
    from
    > >      >India to
    > >      > > > get here and wait another five day's for it to clear all
    that and
    > >      >still
    > >      > > > get left out. This is the fourth time I have been subject
    to
    > >      >this. I am
    > >      > > > so sick of this senario. who the hell do I have to sue to
    get
    > >      >this ____ to
    > >      > > > stop?
    > >      > > >
    > >      > > >
    > >      > > > There is a underlying agenda it has been the case since
    the
    > >      >Reagan era and
    > >      > > > the undermining of labor unions, The corporate and
    political
    > >      >powers that
    > >      > > > be are turning a free market society into a kingdom
    without a
    > >      >king! Well
    > >      > > > there is one, consisting of many crowns(companies) and
    many
    > >      >horns(Crooked
    > >      > > > politicians and lawmakers & authorities) and many
    > >      >eyes(surveillance)
    > >      > > > Hmmmm! where have I heard that before? No I am not a
    religious
    > >      >fanatic but
    > >      > > > the simularites were just too obvieous to ignore.
    > >      > > >
    > >      > > > Alex Montalvo
    > >      > > > AS/400 Consultant
    > >      > > > 1(917)442-5450 Cell
    > >      > > >
    > >      > >
    > >      > >
    >
    >      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    > >      > > >
    > >      > > > From: "SJL"
    > >      > > > To: ,
    > >      > > > Subject: [MIDRANGE-JOBS] Fw: H-1B/offshoring debate at
    UCLA
    > >      > > > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 08:08:32 -0600
    > >      > > > >*** Please pay close attention when replying to a
    message on
    > >      >this list!
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    REPLY-TO-ALL
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    > >      >positions in
    > >      > > > this list.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >All -
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Dr. Norman Matloff is a professor of computer science at
    > >      >UC-Davis,
    > >      > > > >and is one of the leaders in the fight to keep technical
    jobs
    > >      >in this
    > >      > > > >country - and employ _Americans_ in those jobs...
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >His opinion (based on much analysis of salary trends in
    our
    > >      > > > >business over the last 7 years) is that companies use
    H-1B
    > >      >workers
    > >      > > > >primarily for cheap labor.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >In this debate, Ravi Aron confirms this fact. During the
    > >      >debate,
    > >      > > > >globalist Ravi says (see full text in story below):
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Aron: If you're willing to pay enough, supply will meet
    > >      >demand.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Let me add:
    > >      > > > >You should not pay that much.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >The idea that there exists an exalted class of
    > >      > > > >[computer] aristocracy that should be pampered with the
    > >      >salaries
    > >      > > > >of their desired level is baloney. We did not do this
    with
    > >      > > > >agricultural or steel workers or bank tellers.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >- Steve
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >----- Original Message -----
    > >      > > > >From: "Norm Matloff"
    > >      > > > >To: "Norm Matloff"
    > >      > > > >Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 12:42 AM
    > >      > > > >Subject: H-1B/offshoring debate at UCLA
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >To: H-1B/L-1/offshoring e-newsletter
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >On October 23, IS Associates, an industry affiliates
    program
    > >      >in the
    > >      > > > >UCLA Anderson School of Management, held a panel
    discussion on
    > >      >the
    > >      > > > >future of U.S. IT professionals, given the rise of H-1B
    and
    > >      >offshoring.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >This is one of the few panel discussions I've ever
    > >      >participated in that
    > >      > > > >gave everyone a chance to speak in full. Instead of the
    usual
    > >      >one
    > >      > > > hour,
    > >      > > > >we actually had three hours (including a break and a Q&A
    > >      >period) in
    > >      > > > >which to thoroughly debate the issues. That sounds like
    > >      >hardship for
    > >      > > > >both speakers and audience alike, but but the debate was
    quite
    > >      >lively
    > >      > > > >and the audience seemed quite engaged.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Enclosed below is a blog report on the event by Don
    Tennant,
    > >      >who is
    > >      > > > >editor of Computerworld and served as the moderator of
    the
    > >      >event. He
    > >      > > > >posed some excellent questions, and included a couple of
    small
    > >      >excerpts
    > >      > > > >of the ensuing discussion in his blog.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Though Don is correct in stating that much of the debate
    > >      >consisted of
    > >      > > > >exchanges between Prof. Ravi Aron and me, it's important
    to
    > >      >point out
    > >      > > > >that there were two other panelists, Jesus Arriaga,
    Interim
    > >      >CIO of
    > >      > > > >Bosley Medical, Inc. and Mitch Stern, Director Human
    Capital,
    > >      >Deloitte
    > >      > > > >Consulting. Mr. Stern, an HR expert, did have quite a
    bit to
    > >      >say, and
    > >      > > > >Mr. Arriaga made some interesting comments as well.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >As you will see in his remarks below, Prof. Aron takes
    the
    > >      >libertarian
    > >      > > > >point of view. He admits that the H-1B program is used
    for
    > >      >cheap labor
    > >      > > > >rather than for remedying a labor shortage, and over
    lunch
    > >      >before the
    > >      > > > >event he also admitted that the H-1Bs are mainly brought
    in so
    > >      >that
    > >      > > > >employers can avoid hiring older, i.e. 40+, Americans;
    indeed,
    > >      >he
    > >      > > > >brought this up before I did. (He also mentioned that to
    prep
    > >      >for the
    > >      > > > >debate, he talked to his former colleague at Wharton,
    Peter
    > >      >Cappelli,
    > >      > > > >whose writings on the non-shortage of labor I've often
    > >      >quoted.) He put
    > >      > > > >forth the usual argument, spoken with religious fervor
    and
    > >      >mathematical
    > >      > > > >certainty, that purely laissez faire economic policies
    make
    > >      >the world
    > >      > > > >better.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >For my part, I stated that I respect the libertarians
    because
    > >      >at least
    > >      > > > >they are honest about issues like this. However, I also
    > >      >stated that I
    > >      > > > >believe most people (including those in the audience)
    aren't
    > >      > > > >libertarians. My willingness to participate in forums
    such as
    > >      >this is
    > >      > > > >motivated mainly by a desire to get the facts out in the
    open;
    > >      >then
    > >      > > > each
    > >      > > > >listener can apply his own political/economic philosophy
    to
    > >      >forming his
    > >      > > > >stance on the issues.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >The nature of the audience, consisting of CIOs, IT
    managers,
    > >      >IT
    > >      > > > >entrepreneurs and the like, made for quite a different
    type of
    > >      > > > >discussion than one usually finds in these forums. They
    KNOW
    > >      >these
    > >      > > > >issues. This is the first such forum I've seen in which
    NO
    > >      >ONE (if I
    > >      > > > >remember correctly) challenged my point that H-1B is
    about
    > >      >cheap labor
    > >      > > > >and replacement of older workers. Even Stern and
    Arriaga,
    > >      >both of whom
    > >      > > > >strongly asserted a tech labor shortage, did not dispute
    these
    > >      >points,
    > >      > > > >and as mentioned, Aron did not dispute them either.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >One thing that got a big laugh and repeated references
    in the
    > >      > > > subsequent
    > >      > > > >discussion was that I said, "Paraphrasing Shakepeare, I
    say
    > >      >`First
    > >      > > > thing
    > >      > > > >we do is kill all the HR people.'" :-) After the event,
    > >      >several people
    > >      > > > >told me some of their own favorite horror HR stories. HR
    > >      >people tend
    > >      > > > to
    > >      > > > >be zealous gatekeepers, a major obstacle to good
    > >      >hiring. Stern, a very
    > >      > > > >personable guy, took it good naturedly.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Aron was personable too. Though the discussion got a bit
    > >      >heated at
    > >      > > > >times (even with plenty of time to get my points across,
    I am
    > >      >irritated
    > >      > > > >when offered false choices such as "Who would you rather
    > >      >believe on
    > >      > > > >H-1B, Paul Krugman or Charless Grassley?"), I look
    forward to
    > >      >another
    > >      > > > >pleasant chat with him when we bump into each other
    again.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Yet it's clear that Ravi and I are poles apart in,
    literally,
    > >      >our views
    > >      > > > >of the world. It's not just ideology, but also a sense
    of
    > >      > > > >nationality--or lack of one, as the case may be. I get
    the
    > >      >impression
    > >      > > > >that Ravi is a member of a growing class of immigrants
    to the
    > >      >U.S. who
    > >      > > > >consider themselves transnationals, not tied to any
    particular
    > >      >country.
    > >      > > > >Just as many big firms view themselves as multinational
    (and,
    > >      >according
    > >      > > > >to Harvard economist Richard Freeman, even his
    university
    > >      >thinks of
    > >      > > > >itself as multinational), there are now many individuals
    who
    > >      >have a
    > >      > > > >multinational mentality too. The trend has been
    noticeable
    > >      >enough for
    > >      > > > >UC Berkeley anthropologist Aihwa Ong to write a book on
    it,
    > >      >titled
    > >      > > > >Flexible Citizenship.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Before coming to the U.S. for study and later work, Ravi
    was a
    > >      > > > >consultant in Malaysia, and for a while ran a software
    firm in
    > >      >his
    > >      > > > >native India. It wouldn't surprise me if Ravi's next job
    were
    > >      >to be in
    > >      > > > >the UK or China, say. This has to color his views of
    > >      >offshoring and
    > >      > > > >H-1B.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >His stance on those issues is also presumably impacted
    by his
    > >      >outside
    > >      > > > >consulting work on offshoring, which I'm told has been
    quite
    > >      >lucrative
    > >      > > > >for him. (Speaking of which, one of the people writing
    > >      >comments on Don
    > >      > > > >Tennant's blog asserted that I have a "vested interest"
    > >      >against H-1B;
    > >      > > > >but it ought to be clear that the status of the H-1B
    program
    > >      >has no
    > >      > > > >substantial impact on me one way or the other.)
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >By the way, I posited three points that I thought
    everyone
    > >      >could agree
    > >      > > > >on as to the desirability/necessity of keeping a major
    > >      >fraction of this
    > >      > > > >profession American. Two are in Don's excerpt
    below--military
    > >      >work and
    > >      > > > >the need for innovation. The third one was the point
    that
    > >      >whether we
    > >      > > > >think the importation of foreign programmers and
    engineers is
    > >      >good or
    > >      > > > >not, they're not going to keep coming here in the
    > >      >future. Tech careers
    > >      > > > >in the U.S. are becoming less attractive, due to
    stagnant
    > >      >wages and a
    > >      > > > >roller coaster job market, while jobs in India and China
    are
    > >      >on the
    > >      > > > >upswing. Even Mitch Stern, the HR expert, seemed very
    > >      >concerned when I
    > >      > > > >mentioned this. Yet Ravi dismissed it, saying that we
    (he may
    > >      >have
    > >      > > > said
    > >      > > > >"you") can grow this labor force internally if things
    come to
    > >      >that.
    > >      > > > >Mitch replied, no, this is not a feasible solution, as
    it an
    > >      >economy
    > >      > > > >takes many years to make such adjustments.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >In a somewhat comic twist (whether deliberate or
    unwitting),
    > >      >all of us
    > >      > > > >speakers were presented with special clocks, with a map
    of the
    > >      >world
    > >      > > > and
    > >      > > > >24 time zones, perfect for the globalist future. :-) I
    did
    > >      >notice,
    > >      > > > >though, that in order to see the U.S. one needs to hold
    the
    > >      >clock
    > >      > > > upside
    > >      > > > >down. :-)
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Norm
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >
http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/6482
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Matloff vs. Aron on the loss of U.S. IT jobs to non-U.S.
    > >      >workers
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >By Don Tennant on Mon, 11/05/2007 - 11:39am
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >A couple of weeks ago I moderated a panel discussion at
    the
    > >      >fall
    > >      > > > meeting of
    > >      > > > >the UCLA Anderson School of Management IS Associates.
    The
    > >      >topic of
    > >      > > > >discussion was the future of U.S. IT professionals in a
    global
    > >      >market,
    > >      > > > and
    > >      > > > >we focused on offshore outsourcing and the H-1B visa
    > >      >controversy.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Much of the discussion took the form of a debate between
    > >      >Professor
    > >      > > > Norman
    > >      > > > >Matloff of the University of California at Davis, a
    long-time
    > >      >vocal
    > >      > > > critic
    > >      > > > >of the H-1B visa program; and Professor Ravi Aron of the
    > >      >University of
    > >      > > > >Southern California Marshall School of Business, an
    authority
    > >      >on
    > >      > > > offshore
    > >      > > > >outsourcing.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >The following is an exchange between Matloff and Aron,
    edited
    > >      >for
    > >      > > > clarity
    > >      > > > >and brevity. It began with Matloff's response to my
    first
    > >      >question:
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Is the premise that there is a shortage of IT workers in
    the
    > >      >U.S. fact
    > >      > > > or
    > >      > > > >fiction?
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Matloff: You can look at it in terms of salaries a**
    they're
    > >      >not going
    > >      > > > up.
    > >      > > > >There was a Business Week study that found that starting
    > >      >salaries for
    > >      > > > >computer science and electrical engineering graduates,
    > >      >adjusting for
    > >      > > > >inflation, are on the downswing. There is no study,
    other than
    > >      >those
    > >      > > > made by
    > >      > > > >the industry, that has established a shortage, even
    during the
    > >      >dot-com
    > >      > > > boom.
    > >      > > > >The problem is that people are not willing to hire who's
    out
    > >      >there, and
    > >      > > > >largely it's a matter of money. That, in turn, becomes a
    > >      >matter of age
    > >      > > > a**
    > >      > > > >older people cost more. They cost more in salary, they
    cost
    > >      >more in
    > >      > > > >benefits. The whole thing about [there being a shortage
    > >      >because of]
    > >      > > > baby
    > >      > > > >boomers retiring is kind of ludicrous, because almost
    nobody
    > >      >gets to
    > >      > > > >retirement age in this business. After you reach age 40
    or
    > >      >even age 35,
    > >      > > > you
    > >      > > > >find yourself becoming less employable. I'm talking
    about my
    > >      >specialty,
    > >      > > > >which is software development, so everything I said
    holds to
    > >      >that
    > >      > > > group. HR
    > >      > > > >doesn't know what to do with that mountain of
    applications.
    > >      >They vet
    > >      > > > people
    > >      > > > >out, and the age issue is central a** it's a way to
    filter out
    > >      >the
    > >      > > > older
    > >      > > > >people. Eminently qualified people can't even get an
    > >      >interview. It
    > >      > > > amounts
    > >      > > > >to legalized age discrimination.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Aron: If you're willing to pay enough, supply will meet
    > >      >demand. Let me
    > >      > > > add:
    > >      > > > >You should not pay that much. The idea that there exists
    an
    > >      >exalted
    > >      > > > class of
    > >      > > > >[computer] aristocracy that should be pampered with the
    > >      >salaries of
    > >      > > > their
    > >      > > > >desired level is baloney. We did not do this with
    agricultural
    > >      >or steel
    > >      > > > >workers or bank tellers. There is absolutely no reason
    > >      >whatsoever for
    > >      > > > >someone coming into this occupation to feel entitled to
    an
    > >      >$85,000
    > >      > > > salary
    > >      > > > >and a bonus. If I can't get it, I find another
    occupation. The
    > >      >road to
    > >      > > > China
    > >      > > > >winds through entitlement. No IT worker, now or in the
    future,
    > >      >can have
    > >      > > > an
    > >      > > > >entitlement that says, "I have the right to bypass the
    salary
    > >      >level set
    > >      > > > by
    > >      > > > >the market because in some way I'm critical to the
    future of
    > >      >the United
    > >      > > > >States." Let the market decide that number. If you find
    that
    > >      >number
    > >      > > > >unacceptable, there are plenty of other things to do.
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >How important is it to change the perception among young
    > >      >people that an
    > >      > > > IT
    > >      > > > >job isn't worth pursuing because offshoring and H-1B
    visas are
    > >      >making
    > >      > > > those
    > >      > > > >jobs too difficult to attain?
    > >      > > > >
    > >      > > > >Matloff: You have to ask if this profession is important
    to us
    > >      >as a
    > >      > > > nation,
    > >      > > > >as an economy, as a society. There are some real issues
    there.
    > >      >There's
    > >      > > > an
    > >      > > > >obvious one: the military, which is very dependent on
    > >      >technology. We
    > >      > > > don't
    > >      > > > >want to offshore that. Regardless of what you think of
    the
    > >      >war, you
    > >      > > > >obviously don't offshore that kind of stuff. On the
    other
    > >      >hand, you
    > >      > > > can't
    > >      > > > >say, "We're going to produce just enough [IT talent] for
    the
    > >      >military."
    > >      > > > It
    > >      > > > >doesn't work that way. You have to have a critical mass.
    > >      >Innovation is
    > >      > > > >supposed to be our forte in the United States. There's a
    lot
    > >      >of stuff
    > >      > > > that
    > >      > > > >we don't do well as a society, but we are creative. And
    if we
    > >      >offshore
    > >      > > > that
    > >      > > > >to a place where, on average, people are less creative,
    we're
    > >      >
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