Seen that? – Offshoring Spurred On by Unavailability of US Visas
Posted: April 8th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Best of | No Comments » Offshoring Spurred On by Unavailability of US Visas Global Mobility Report
In the US, public opinion about immigration is often tied to economics. If we are worried about our jobs, then we feel threatened by competition and shun immigrants. When the economy is strong and the rate of unemployment low, Americans are historically more welcoming to immigrants. For the fifth month in a row, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment at 4.5%. The rate of unemployment has decreased each year [...] Read More
Horses Suffer from Lack of US Visas Global Mobility Report
No, really. Well, really it is the Horse racing industry that is complaining. Slow processing by the US Department of Labor and the complexity of complying with US immigration law is cited as the reason why there is a current shortage of qualified workers able to properly care for the horses and fill the many jobs available. See Visa rules leave horses without helpers, Casino City Times, August 1, 2007, for more [...] Read More
Seeking Skilled Immigrants Global Mobility Report
Germany, like other European nations with aging populations, seeks skilled immigrants. Germany requires 85,000 euros starting annual wage for qualified workers from non-EU countries. This high threshold is criticized as too limiting and Christian Democrats want to lower the figure to 40,000 euros. Not satisfied, the Confederation of German Employers' Associations wants Germany to follow a points-based model increasingly used in other countries. This is the approach used in Australia and Canada, [...] Read More
New Visa Rules Impact Golfers Eagle Par Birdie
Courtesy: Getty Images Over the past couple of years, authorities in the United States have increased their scrutiny of people entering the country – whether they're visitors or returning American residents or citizens. This scrutiny has taken various forms. Remember those famous "no-fly" lists? A number of other changes have been quietly coming into effect as well. Canadians wishing to cross the longest undefended border in the world by air must now do [...] Read More
New Person Comes Knocking At My Door On Offshoring 2.0 The CIO Weblog
In my professional career in and about software companies, I've primarily run into offshoring of things like call center & customer care, documentation, quality Assurance and testing, and R&D. In software, such stuff may be so commonplace that it can be considered Offshoring 1.0 and behind us – a done deal. And from a macroeconomic perspective the US may even be all fine after Offshoring 1.0. Dr. Daniel Drezner blogs [...] Read More
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