John, As a guy whose dad's family fled to Ireland during the Cromwells, and then to Virginia during the potato famine, and whose mother's family fled to the U.S. from Italy and Germany to escape religious intolerance, I have to say, as the old song goes, "always room for one more". :) Granted, you'll have to deal with Guinness served too cold and with the wrong bubbles. ;P Farrar "All-American Mutt" Hudkins John Dore wrote: > Hi Marc, > America is founded on immigration. Not too long ago, your > grandfathers grandfather etc came from some other country to the USA! > It'll be a sad day when Americans decide they don't want any more > people moving there, and tighten up their immigration laws even > further. > > As for the one guy/girl that will lose out on a job when I get one, > they are welcome to move to Ireland and work for HP, I'll put in a > good word for them. > > I understand what you are saying, but it goes against the way the USA > was founded!!! > > Companies in the USA might not be actively seeking to import workers > from Ireland, but they would not be opposed to it. I think I have an > advantage in one respect over American workers applying for the same > job as me - for Americans it's just another job interview, but for me > its a chance to fulfil a lifelong dream and have a chance for > permanent residency in the USA for me and my family, so I would put > 110% effort into getting the job, and they would know they have a > very appreciative employee who will not up and leave the job for a > better one within 8 months. If it comes down to it, and the only > reason they won't hire me is because of the costs associated with > importing an employee on a H-1 visa, I will offer to pay these fees > myself. They are about $8k to $10k, which will mean bye bye to a SS > chassis for a few years. Do Americans really want an IT job so bad > they would pay $10,000 for it!!? > > John > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote: > >>Again, nothing personal against you.... >> >>By you taking a IT job in the USA, there will be >>someone who is already here on the unemployment line >>who will have one less opportunity at a job. >> >>Im not sure why any company in the United States would >>be looking to import IT people right now. There are >>plenty of us looking for work, without the extra work >>of processing the forms for immigration. >> >>--- John Dore <dmcjohn@xxxx> wrote: >> >>>I'm not unemployed, I work with Hewlett Packard over >>>here in Ireland. >>>I can't go to the USA without a job, so don't worry, >>>when I do get >>>back there I won't be in an unemployment queue! >>>John >>> >>>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy >>><malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote: >>> >>>>Not to be rude, but we have enough unemployed IT >>>>people in the united states... >>>> >>> >> >>__________________________________ >>Do you Yahoo!? >>Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears >>http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > -- Farrar Hudkins Announcer/Producer 89.9 WWNO FM New Orleans / 90.5 KTLN FM Thibodaux-Houma Live audio stream @ www.wwno.org Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=267637.4116730.5333196.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1754452/R=0/SIG=11tn6fnpm/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=6 0178324&partid=4116730> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=267637.4116730.5333196.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1754452/rand=483801116> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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