UPDATE/ACTION ITEM:HR3012: Ask your employer to sign this petition supporting HR3012

[gk_2000]

Letter format, for all your high-ranking contacts:

Subject: Reaching out for your health and support
Content below:

Hi

How are you?

I want to ask you for an important favor, if you believe that your company is a reputable employer and wish the best for its employees, especially immigrant employees

Can you pass this around thru your contacts to get yours and as many other companies signed up as possible?

http://view.s4.exacttarget.com/?j=fe...727660027c&r=0

Thanks

[gk_2000]

Originally Posted by gk_2000

Letter format, for all your high-ranking contacts:

Subject: Reaching out for your health and support
Content below:

Hi

How are you?

I want to ask you for an important favor, if you believe that your company is a reputable employer and wish the best for its employees, especially immigrant employees

Can you pass this around thru your contacts to get yours and as many other companies signed up as possible?

http://view.s4.exacttarget.com/?j=fe...727660027c&r=0

Thanks

oops! not health -- help

[srikant9]

Done - 3 companies submitted so far from my side..

[amulchandra]

Originally Posted by thomachan72

Amul pls make sure they sign it when you get time. Those among us who have a good shot at gettting this signed "SHOULD WITHOUT FAIL" help out with this AI.
I am forwarding to few of my friend now. My comp is biotech with an HR very difficult to convince but will certainly try today itself.
Best of luck everybody. This is it!!!!!!!!

Yes I will. I will talk to my HR. Actually I just walked into his office but he is not at his desk. I will get this signed.

[checkmet64]

Will reply back with end result.

[amitjoey]

I am not in HI-TECH, I am in design-construction. Nonetheless, will get it signed.

[Gravitation]

Signed it for my own company.

[mugembo]

Completed AI. Spoke to my employer and he agreed to support the bill.

Thanks IV for all the hardwork.

Originally Posted by Gravitation

Signed it for my own company.

[dhirajs98]

I completed on behalf of my company.

[greyhair]

Originally Posted by dhirajs98

I completed on behalf of my company.

Did you see that on the page where you sign the petition, it says -

"By checking this box I acknowledge that my company's name and location of its headquarters can appear on this letter to the Senate. I also acknowledge that I have the authority to take this action."

Are you authorized to sign on behalf of your company? I suggest speaking with the HR first.

I work for Accenture so I've already sent the request to Sr. VP of HR. Are there more people from Accenture on this forum? It will help if more employees of Accenture will send in the request to HR.

[DallasBlue]

if you have contacts or work in any of these companies , please fwd it there

Amgen Inc
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Berkshire Hathaway
Winston & Strawn
Vern Clark & Assoc
Williams & Jensen
American Health Care Assn
American Physical Therapy Assn
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America
New York Life Insurance
American Podiatric Medical Assn
American Hospital Assn
American Optometric Assn
NextEra Energy
Verizon Communications
Northwestern Mutual
Metlife Inc
National Assn of Home Builders
National Assn of Realtors
Leon Medical Centers

[DallasBlue]

Simmons Cooper LLC
Comcast Corp
Weitz & Luxenberg
Girardi & Keese
Caesars Entertainment
Blackstone Group
JPMorgan Chase & Co
AT&T Inc
Law Offices of Peter G Angelos
Station Casinos
Apollo Advisors
Newmont Mining
National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
Baron & Budd
FMR Corp
WPP Group
Akin, Gump et al
Barrick Gold Corp
Boyd Gaming

[DallasBlue]

Simmons Cooper LLC
CME Group
Citigroup Inc
MacAndrews & Forbes
Paul, Weiss et al
United Continental Holdings
AMR Corp
Mayer Brown LLP
University of Chicago
Kasowitz, Benson et al
Kirkland & Ellis
Motorola Solutions
State of Illinois
Madison Dearborn Partners
Sidley Austin LLP
Corboy & Demetrio
William Blair & Co
Renco Group
Thornton & Naumes
McKool Smith PC

[dhakaldoo]

Originally Posted by Administrator2

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Update and Very Important Action Item
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For past few months, we have been involved in the discussion to find a way to move forward HR3012.

With the leadership of Senator Schumer and Senator Grassley, earlier this week, the amendment to HR3012 was finalized. Every part and every letter of this amendment has been carefully vetted. We have been engaged in the amendment negotiation process right since the beginning and we know that this is a good amendment.

This amendment makes a very good bill even better. The amendment is balanced in a way where a small fraction of employers with more than 100 employees and 15% employees on H1 (L1/J1 is not part of 15%) visa will be audited. Again, the amendment is to audit employers (not employees). The amendment doesn't put any restriction on the employers or employees.

As we all know, there are some bad employers out there who take advantage of the system. This amendment is designed to root out companies engaged in fraud or exploitation. A large number of coalition, trade groups and the entire large Hi-tech industry (you know all the large companies) is fully on-board with this amendment. The reason being, they are not afraid of audit, they do not have anything to hide, they don't game the system. These 200 companies are the good citizens of the non-immigrant and immigrant visa system.

Now we need your help to reach out to more companies, your employers, to sign this petition to the key Senators.

The deadline for signing this letter is now extended to 26th June.

Letter to Hi-Tech employers (To request Hi-Tech employers to sign the petition)


Petition for Hi-Tech employers - (Petition to be signed by Hi-Tech employers and which will go to key lawmakers).


200 of the Top companies have already signed up this petition. We need more companies to sign up.

Needless to say, some lawyers or some group of lawyers are against this amendment. We believe that this fringe group has always advocated a system where immigrants are taken advantage off.

I understand that there never existed a civilized society in which one segment did not thrive upon the labor of another. From ancient times to biblical times to now, the so called “silicon age”. The basic tenants of one segment thriving upon the labor of another has not changed as much. But this idea or supposedly a natural or inevitable phenomenon is totally contrary to the basic human concept, and that concept is called freedom, which is the first step towards innovation. If your employer's business directly or indirectly depends on innovation and technology, then your employer will appreciate you letting them know about this development.

Immigration Lawyers have chosen to side with wrong side of history. They want to protect companies gaming the system. This set of Immigration lawyers want to side with companies that are under-cutting US worker and committing fraud.

Its time for us to standup and speak for ourselves and tell everyone that immigration lawyers don't represent immigrants. Immigration lawyers and their groups only represent their own special interest to design the system to keep more people in limbo for longer so that they can pocket more money.

Housing market is not about realtors; Housing market is about living the American Dream and home ownership. Likewise, the purpose of immigration system is not for Immigration lawyers to pocket more cash. Immigration system is about America, US Employers and immigrants. Its time for us to raise our voice and say it loud, that immigration lawyer or their group doesn't represent Immigrants.

Ask your employer to stand on the right side of history and support a change for you, a change which has been long awaited. Ask your employer to do the right thing NOW!

Thank You,

Team IV

Couple of questions,

1.The letter HAS to come from HR correct?
2.Do contract house count as employer?
3.If I see that name of my employer appears in the completed list posted by some members, do I still get a sign by my local office HR?

Thanks.

[mahujam]

Spoke to HR and she will forward to the legal team for review. Lets see if they respond.

Thanks IV for sticking through with it. Much appreciated.