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< Back to current issue of Immigrant's Weekly Dear Editor: For the first time in almost twenty years, I am having great difficulty in finding work. I am surely one among many in these trying economic times. My particular situation is affected by something even more ominous than the current recession. In the last few years, my government has seen fit to allow over 300,000 citizens of other countries into the United States. They were allowed in to perform my job, at a far lower rate of pay than I would receive. Yes, I am a Computer Programmer. Without a college degree, I was able to develop my expertise to the point where I commanded a fee greater than someone with an advanced college degree. There are few professions where the self-taught can command greater salaries than those with advanced degrees can. I was very proud of my accomplishments. But a few years ago, the corporations for which I worked, convinced my government that there were not enough programmers to go around. This actually meant, we are tired of paying these programmers high rates. So the corporations stuffed enough money into the pockets of our elected officials to convince them. My government than allowed 100,000 extra programmers a year into the country for the next three years. Would the AMA ever allow the same policy with Doctors? Would the ABA ever allow the same policy with Lawyers? So, why has my government forsaken me? The answer is very clear. Computer Programmers have no organization to look out for their best interests. We have no organization to pump funds into the pockets of our elected officials. That is why we were hung out to dry. So now I am faced with the competition of over 300,000 citizens of other countries, doing my job, at a lower rate. I served my country for four years in the Military and have always been a proud American. Like many others, I believe that within America, Americans should come first! Why is my government giving my job to those outside the United States and denying their own citizens? How long will these hundreds of thousands of competitors for my job be here?
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