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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (12263)	8/11/2003 7:18:58 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 306849

why do they need to come here under the L1 program? This is costly. They should be able to get up to speed remotely. Cutting off these visas shouldn't hurt intel if their claims that offshore talent is so outstanding are true. Intel at least hires people in other countries and then brings them here under L1 today... most US corps hire indian consulting firms like Tata to do it. That loophole is being removed. I'm a lot less concerned about the software industry in the US without the visas. Offshoring still an issue of course but these visas make it effortless.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (12263)	8/11/2003 7:25:33 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

>>Intel provides L-1 workers a cost-of-living adjustment if they work at the Santa Clara, California, headquarters or elsewhere in the United States. Intel pays for housing, cars, return trips to the workers' home countries and full medical benefits -- a package that ends up costing significantly more than hiring an American, she said<< it could very well be that intel is being forward looking and is willing to pay higher labor costs to train the L-1 worker here, knowing it will pay offshore much less in the future when they are no longer available to work in the u.s.