India Claims New Law Violates WTO Agreements

By Dustin, on August 18th, 2010%

As I discussed last week, the $600 million that congress wasted on additional Border Security was paid for entirely by raising visa fees on companies(primarily India-based) whose main purpose is importing cheap labor using H1-b and L-1 visas.   India is not taking this lying down.  They are claiming that it violates our WTO treaties.

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Border Secuirty and Jobs Bills Pass

By Dustin, on August 13th, 2010%

As I predicted last friday, the house has passed the “let’s flush $600 million down the toilet in the name of border security” bill.  I won’t rehash why the money is being wasted.  From Reuters:

The U.S. Congress on Thursday passed legislation to strengthen security along the border with Mexico, trying to tackle the . . . → Read More: Border Secuirty and Jobs Bills Pass

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Another $600 million wasted on Border Patrol

By Dustin, on August 6th, 2010%

I didn’t realize that my Wednesday post, Increased Border Security Doesn’t Stop Immigration, would end up being so timely.  Last night, the Senate voted to spend another $600 million on immigration enforcement.  From the AFP.

The US Senate has voted to beef up US-Mexico border security with another 1,500 agents and more unmanned aerial . . . → Read More: Another $600 million wasted on Border Patrol

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