STEM talent: It’s a distribution problem!!!!!!

STEM talent: It’s a distribution problem (via Pando Daily)

By Carmel DeAmicis On August 2, 2013 There’s a bill in Congress right now to increase the number of visas for highly skilled workers — the H-1B visa. This is an issue that techies have trumpeted loud and proud, saying that there aren’t enough domestic…

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This Week’s Most Popular Tech Stories!!!!!!!!

This Week’s Most Popular Stories (via Dice News in Tech)

For a hot summer weekend, here are the most popular stories on Dice News this week. Skittish Microsoft Workers Weigh Their Options: Even before CEO Steve Ballmer released his manifesto detailing the organizational changes he planned for Microsoft, a…

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Everything you need to know about how Congress is debating patent reform!!!!!!!!

Everything you need to know about how Congress is debating patent reform (via Pando Daily)

By Hamish McKenzie On July 16, 2013 The tech industry has been vocal in the immigration debate, which took a major step forward when the Senate passed a comprehensive bill that, if signed into law, would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented…

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This Week’s Most Popular Stories!!!!!!!!!!

This Week’s Most Popular Stories (via Dice News in Tech)

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are the five stories Dice users liked best this week. Fate of H-1B Reform Uncertain in the House: Despite the Senate’s passage last week of a comprehensive immigration reform bill, the debate over guest workers…

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Immigrant-Founded Startups Surge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Immigrant-Founded Startups Surge (via Dice News in Tech)

As the debate over H-1Bs and immigration reform rages on, consider this: A third of the venture-backed companies that went public between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant among its founders, according to a survey by the National Venture Capital…

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The Facts Behind the H-1B Debate!!!!!!!!!!

The Facts Behind the H-1B Debate (via Dice News in Tech)

The debate over H-1Bs is both important and emotional. Given that it involves our jobs, that’s no surprise. However, it’s also an issue infused with myths and posturing, which is why we decided to produce this special report. We want to debunk the…

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