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To: John Mansfield who wrote (1395)	4/4/1998 8:55:00 PM
From: Josef Svejk	Respond to of 9818

Humbly report, All, Engineers protest as work-visa bill clears first hurdle: WASHINGTON - Reaction was divided to a Senate committee's passage of a bill last week that raises the caps on immigration visas for temporary H-1B workers - including engineers - to 95,000 from the present 65,000. Silicon Valley employers applauded the vote, which would open the door to visas for more overseas workers at a time when the job market is wide open. But top engineering groups said the move threatens jobs as further signs emerge of an impending economic downturn. Excerpt from: pubsys.cmp.com Svejk (GL-15 applies: digiserve.com ;-)

To: John Mansfield who wrote (1395)	4/5/1998 9:22:00 AM
From: sibe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

To John Mansfield and others, First, John, thanks for all the information you post. Second, I'd appreciate if you or anyone else can post any information regarding the current price for correcting a line of code. I heard the figure of $1 per line some time ago. And yes, I realize that windowing is cheaper than expansion, and that COBOL is cheaper than less popular languages. I think this information can help us better estimate the economic profits and costs to businesses. Thanks much in advance.