Reply #39: Not sure about the original intent [View All]

[idlisambar]

from the paragraph you offered it sounds like a lot IT work would fall under the category of specialized occupations -- "engineering" is explicitly listed. I am not aware of the history, so I could be convinced that current practice is a violation of the original intent, but the paragraph offered is ambiguous with respect to the question.

In any case, there is no question about what the program is being used for today. It is clear that the program is an avenue used to hire highly-skilled workers from abroad. The basic question is whether we want to do this or not, and if so how many.

The issue deserves serious debate, and by no means should the interests of IT corporations be the only ones considered. My beef is that a lot of the posters think the issue revolves completely around labor costs.