| As the infamous H1B Visa filing date approaches on | | | | and fantastic salaries to this immigrant innovation, not |
| April 1, hundreds of thousands of hopeful applicants are | | | | to mention the millions in related industries that have |
| wishing, praying, channeling, hoping or whatever they | | | | been spawned as a result. Today because of the |
| turn to in a time of need that their number will be called. | | | | abuses of a small minority of companies, mainly due to |
| On top of this hundreds of thousand, millions of people | | | | the lack of oversight by media and politicians eager to |
| are frantically applying to every opening they can find | | | | receive large donations and investments from these |
| and attending interviews, all in the hope that any | | | | same said companies, all H1B hiring is seeming like a |
| company will agree to hire them. | | | | dirty business. |
| This is the epic journey of the skilled legal immigrant in | | | | Companies like Microsoft, a top 10 company of H1B |
| contrast to the desperate tale of the equally frantic | | | | hires, who via their founder Bill Gates have been |
| illegal immigrant arriving on dangerous boats, crawling | | | | strong advocates of the program have been forced |
| under fences, hiding in vehicles all for their chance and | | | | to defend past hiring practices as well as almost for |
| dreams to come true. Well this year it will prove to be | | | | Public Relations alone tone down their rhetoric as far |
| even more difficult for the highly educated, skilled and | | | | as hiring of foreigners on H1B visas are concerned. |
| hard working immigrant as they are now competing | | | | One can only speculate internally what this is having on |
| with upwards of 4 million and counting American who | | | | their hiring policies for the near future. |
| now find themselves out of work since the last H1B | | | | The answer as to who is going to get H1Bs in 2009 |
| visa lottery ballot was run. | | | | for FY2010 beginning on October 1 is; |
| This is probably the first time since the H1B visa was | | | | 1. Those who are unwavering in their desire to get to |
| introduced some 20 odd years ago that such a | | | | the US regardless of perceived obstacle |
| happening has eventuated and it has meant many | | | | 2. Those that go beyond the Top 10, Top 100 and |
| companies are reluctant to hire immigrants for reasons | | | | even Top 1000 companies that sponsor H1B visas. |
| that go well beyond their budgets. Almost running to | | | | There are about 25,000 sponsors of work visas last |
| the same predictable script, both the media and | | | | year and many more this year for those willing to look. |
| politicians in an attempt to deflect blame from where it | | | | 3. Those that are able to present their skill set in a |
| truly lies have launched into a vicious vendetta against | | | | unique way for a company that demands that they be |
| immigration and the skilled immigrant. | | | | hired so their Resume does not look like the 100s |
| Google, eBay, Intel and PayPal all owe their foundation | | | | already on the table |
| and drive to success to immigrant founders who have | | | | 4. Those that focus their energies on a micro sector |
| intern hired further immigrants to grow these | | | | and research and apply to every organization in that |
| companies to Global powerhouses and all respective | | | | field so by the end of applying there are an expert on |
| indutry leaders in their fields. These companies are | | | | the market sector |
| iconic and what many Republicans and Democrats | | | | 5. Those that apply to industries that receive heavy |
| point to as the uniqueness and brilliance of the USA | | | | funding from the stimulus bill like Health, Green |
| way. | | | | Technology, Alternative Energy, etc. |
| Hundreds of Thousands of Americans owe their jobs | | | | 6. |