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IP: SKILLED IMMIGRANTS NEEDED FOR HIGH-TECH WORK
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 21:42:24 -0400
SKILLED IMMIGRANTS NEEDED FOR HIGH-TECH WORK A letter to Congress from Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (cosigned by CEOs of Hewlett Packard, Intel, Sun, and Texas Instruments) says: "The availability of computer and software engineers on a timely basis is critical to our business success. Delays in design, development and production mean a loss of market share that may never be recaptured." The CEOs are worried about immigration laws that would deprive them of skilled labor. Microsoft's labor force is 5-7% foreign-born. An emigration expert at the Carnegie Endowment Fund observes that companies are perfectly capable of moving operations offshore if the talent they need is denied them. (Financial Times 7/8 Oct 95 p9)
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