Don’t expedite offshoring with more work visas

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, President Obama's former pick for commerce secretary, vows to create millions of technology jobs that can't be outsourced. Sounds good, particularly in this melting economy.

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On the other hand, Richardson supports expanding the H-1B visa program, which had greased the departure of good-paying tech jobs to lower-wage countries. The program lets U.S. companies employ up to 65,000 temporary foreign software designers, engineers and other skilled professionals a year. When the workers go home, the jobs often go with them. That's a problem for American workers. For the businesses that abuse the program, it's a plan. More...

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