Bright Future Jobs - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/247507.xml Bright Future Jobs - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 85,000 H-1B Jobs Exclude Americans; 78,000 Left in Doubt http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb856344.htm Ending the concealment of over 78,000 technical and professional job openings left unfilled in the H-1B lottery was demanded of House leadership on April 11, 2008 by Brightfuturejobs.com, a grassroots lobbying campaign formed to counteract claims that Americans can't do science and technology. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have reported that it received nearly 163,000 H-1B work visa petitions during the filing period that ended on April 7, 2008. (PRWeb Apr 14, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb856344.htm County Board Poised to Urge Reform of H-1B Requiring Employers to Seek US Talent First http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb554042.htm One of the nation's largest county government bodies is expected to vote on September 18, 2007, to open the H-1b visa-hiring program to US citizens and legal residents - in opposition to 13 governors who last week urged Congress to expand the program, without ever requiring employers to seek local talent for top-dollar, white-collar jobs. (PRWeb Sep 18, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb554042.htm Technology Activist Pans the Myth that Americans Can't Cut-it in Technology http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb527866.htm Techology employers claim H-1B technology workers are smarter and more qualified than their domestic counterparts, but a new study debunks this myth. This study shows that 87% of the job openings that are filled under this program are for entry-level positions or require only a "good understanding of the occupation."Donna Conroy, a veteran campaigner to reform H-1B, offers her comments on the new report, ''Low Salaries for Low Skills: Wages and Skill Levels for H-1B Computer Workers, 2005,'' by John Miano and the Center for Immigration Studies. (PRWeb May 23, 2007)

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