H1-B visas - McCain ranks better than Obama on policies
Wired did analysis on hot election issues where Barack Obama and John McCain say, and what have they done, about some of hot policies in US 2008 elections.
H1-B visas policy McCain is graded B+ when Obama got a C. The issue is the small number of H1-B quotas (65,000) making it difficult for US companies to hire skilled workers from outside of US.
Here is how two candidates fared on this issue -
McCain - He is in favor to expand the number of H1-B visas and he want to retain the top notch foreign skilled workers graduated in US schools.
Obama - Only a temporary increase and he is critical of highly skilled immigrants taking away American jobs. Only a stopgap measure until the industry requirements are met.
H1-B visas policy McCain is graded B+ when Obama got a C. The issue is the small number of H1-B quotas (65,000) making it difficult for US companies to hire skilled workers from outside of US.
Here is how two candidates fared on this issue -
McCain - He is in favor to expand the number of H1-B visas and he want to retain the top notch foreign skilled workers graduated in US schools.
Obama - Only a temporary increase and he is critical of highly skilled immigrants taking away American jobs. Only a stopgap measure until the industry requirements are met.
Labels: 2008 Elections, H1-B, Immigration, McCain, Obama
written by Kalyan @ 11:58 PM,
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List of US 2008 elections rumors
Politico covered the top rumors of US 2008 elections here :
> OBAMA'S CITIZENSHIP - Obama is not born in US ?
> THE C-WORD - McCain called his wife Cindy, the C- word ?
> THE MICHELLE TAPES - Michele said nasty things about white people?
> THE FORRESTAL - McCain crashed five planes and killed 134 sailors?
> ODINGA - The kenyan prime minister is a ditant cousin to Obama ?
> HOLIDAY IN FIJI - McCain insulted fellow vacationers?
And they are all proved to rumors that press and the blogs took US Elections of 2008 to a different height.
> OBAMA'S CITIZENSHIP - Obama is not born in US ?
> THE C-WORD - McCain called his wife Cindy, the C- word ?
> THE MICHELLE TAPES - Michele said nasty things about white people?
> THE FORRESTAL - McCain crashed five planes and killed 134 sailors?
> ODINGA - The kenyan prime minister is a ditant cousin to Obama ?
> HOLIDAY IN FIJI - McCain insulted fellow vacationers?
And they are all proved to rumors that press and the blogs took US Elections of 2008 to a different height.
Labels: 2008 Elections, McCain, Obama, rumors
written by Kalyan @ 1:08 AM,
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List of 2008 US Elections Sites & Useful tools
It is one more week to the election (Nov' 4 ' 2008) . The online activity increases to find out where our supported candidates stand out as election nears. Keep this list of US 2008 election websites handy. I feel its alternative to TV when one is in office or on road (like some iPhone apps) .
-Google links
> 2008election
> maps/elections
> obama_map
> mccain_videos
> us-voter-info
- pollster
- slate - iPhone App
- fivethirtyeight
- opensecrets
- huffingtonpost, fundrace
- perspctv
- 10000words , presidential-endorsement-map
- Glassbooth
- whatwouldyousaytothepresident
- Smartvoter
- ballotpedia
- vote411/poll finder
- dvice
- electicker2008
-Google links
> 2008election
> maps/elections
> obama_map
> mccain_videos
> us-voter-info
- pollster
- slate - iPhone App
- fivethirtyeight
- opensecrets
- huffingtonpost, fundrace
- perspctv
- 10000words , presidential-endorsement-map
- Glassbooth
- whatwouldyousaytothepresident
- Smartvoter
- ballotpedia
- vote411/poll finder
- dvice
- electicker2008
Labels: list, McCain, Obama, tips, USElections2008
written by Kalyan @ 10:44 PM,
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Techies elect Obama by big margin
Dice poll taken by 2006 members voted Barack Obama whopping 63% saying that they believe Obama will pay more attention to IT pros. John McCain came in 2nd and Ralph Nader in 3rd position.
How are two candidates faring so far in prediction markets? Intrade the trading exchange website puts Obama's price at 80s where as McCain is trading in 10s.
How are two candidates faring so far in prediction markets? Intrade the trading exchange website puts Obama's price at 80s where as McCain is trading in 10s.
written by Kalyan @ 11:44 PM,
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