IEEE-USA In Action

[Posted: 5 June 2006]

IEEE-USA President, in "New England High-Tech Journal," Says Permanent Immigration Better for U.S. Work Force than Expanding H-1B Program

WASHINGTON (5 June 2006) — The permanent immigration of skilled scientists and engineers is better for the United States' capacity to innovate and meet high-tech work force demands than expanding the temporary H-1B program, IEEE-USA President Dr. Ralph W. Wyndrum Jr. wrote in an op-ed published today in "Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology."

"Immigration-based admissions level the playing field for all workers, and ensure that America benefits from recruiting the world's best and brightest as future Americans, rather than training future competitors," Wyndrum wrote in the column titled, "H-1B program is Not Answer to Work Force Shortage."

Read the column at: http://www.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2006/06/05/newscolumn4.html?from_rss=1

The IEEE-USA president also writes about David Huber, a Chicago-area IEEE member who was hurt by the H-1B program.

"Huber's experience is not unique," Wyndrum noted. "Thousands of U.S. citizens have been replaced by H-1B holders, often at lower wages."

Contact:

Chris McManes
Senior Public Relations Coordinator, IEEE-USA
Phone: + 1 202 530-8356
E-mail: c.mcmanes@ieee.org

Last Update:  04 September 2007