Programmers Guild
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Programmers Guild[1] is the name of an attorney-founded group[2] intended to protect legal hi-tech immigrants to the United States and help them in obtaining Green cards. The New York Times called them a trade group[3] and, in 2016, a "tech worker organization."[4]
The Guild has been described as "a nonprofit group with a volunteer staff."[5][6]
It was founded in 1998,[7] and won in a case it filed 2006 with the US Department of Justice.[8]
Companies such as Intel, Microsoft and Oracle supported them.[1]
References
- ^ a b Juliana Barbassa (October 30, 2007). "Foreign tech workers protest over snarled visa issue". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ Patrick Thibodeau (December 29, 2009). "Court Orders Three H-1b Sites Disabled". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ Leslie Wayne (April 29, 2001). "Workers, and Bosses, in a Visa Maze". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ Julia Preston (March 5, 2016). "Trump's Softened Stance on Visas Alarms Some Immigration Critics". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ Matt Richtel (April 12, 2009). "Tech Recruiting Clashes With Immigration Rules". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Obama preparing comprehensive technology policy". The New York Times. November 11, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Meet John Miano, Founder Of The Programmers Guild". Information Week. February 2, 2007.
- ^ Gavin Clarke (May 2, 2008). "DoJ beats up tech firm for H-1B only job ads". TheRegister. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
External links
- [https:www.programmersguild.org Official website]
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