One of my previous employers opened a software development unit in Mumbai, India, circa 2000. It was cheaper than California, where our headquarters were located.
My next employer outsourced development work --electronics and mechanical design, and software development-- to Asia too, circa 2005.
One thing I remember was the dread folks here in the States felt thinking their jobs were being outsourced due to cost. I was a program manager at the time, so I had to deal with that frustration while keeping the team focused on the projects.
For many years now larger companies had operated R&D centers out of Asia, particularly India and China.
I hope the Democrats nominee, after they push aside the old one, is Gavin Newsom. The ads write themselves. From the recent San Francisco mayoral debate. Recall that Newsom was the San Fran mayor. Also notice how their wacko ranked choice voting system plays into the election.
Second SF mayoral debate reveals who London Breed is most afraid of
Farrell is clearly the candidate Breed fears the most. Maybe itâs because a recent internal poll from his campaign showed him walloping her and winning the election once poll workers begin tallying second-place votes using San Franciscoâs ranked-choice voting system. Maybe itâs because heâs the only candidate to the right of her.
Farrell was capable of batting most of her attacks away, but, in my view, Breed did real damage to Farrell in the debateâs second round.
That round allowed candidates to ask one prepared question to another candidate. Breed reserved hers for Farrell.
âYou were at the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club and couldnât name any LGBT advisers to your campaign. You were at the debate last week and couldnât name any drag queens on your own,â she said to Farrell. â⌠This is an opportunity to redeem yourself if you could name three LGBTQ advisers to your campaign and three drag queens in San Francisco.â
In short, yes. Elected leaders shoud be making the tough decisions, not just parroting polls that tell them what chouce gains them the most votes. The majority of the people want the government to do whatâs best for them, when the government should be doing whatâs best for the country.
Got it. Then I think there should be some nuance in this case, because someone who has lived here for 10+ years and is married to a citizen may actually be good for the country. If the country makes it too difficult for someone who clearly likes living here and technically has a legal right to do so via the marriage to go through the bureaucratic process of obtaining legal residency, maybe fixing that problem is whatâs good for the country.
I know someone who was a citizen and married a foreigner. Bringing the spouse here was an extremely time-consuming task. IIRC it took 3 or 4 years. It was unnecessarily time-consuming. The spouse should have been background-checked then allowed to enter the country to get a job and start contributing.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in Sacramento try to block anti-tax and anti-crime initiatives from the November ballot.
A Voter Revolt Grows in California
Weâve told you about California Gov. Gavin Newsomâs lawsuit to block a citizen initiative from this Novemberâs ballot that would make it harder to raise taxes. Now his Legislature is trying to sabotage another initiative that would toughen penalties for theft and drug crimes. Why do Democrats fear voters?
I think the majority of the people want not to have to pay taxes. Would it be the right thing to do to stop tax collection? Laws exist for a reason.
But going back to the marriage novo-DACA⌠This is going to be abused. I remember when I was fresh out of grad school, working as a post-doc for a professor in the UT-system. His wife -both of them were Mexican Americans-- recommended that I marry âany citizenâ so I could get a quick green card. She was clearly suggesting fraud.
In some circles, fake marriages and marriages for economic gain are far more common than you imagine.
This isnât a complaint ⌠Iâve been out of the loop for a while, but didnât President Donald Trump recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel six or seven years ago? I wonder how many of those other countries did the same prior to President Trump?
How about all circles? Marriage for love is a modern invention, in the past it was almost always an economic decision. If you can find someone willing to do this for you, good for you. Most people donât take this lightly.
You (personally) were the one who mentioned marriages for economic gain. Iâm just reiterating that itâs the standard model for marriage practiced everywhere throughout history.
And I pointed out the marriage criteria the administration wants to introduce for its new version of DACA is bound to be abused. I think weâre both on the same page on that regard: itâs a misguided criteria because itâll be abused as written by the WH.
I do not pretend to understand Canadian politics, such as, what is the difference between liberal and NDP? I know theyâre both on the left and they both joined a coalition to elect Trudeau as PM. Also, I like the word ridings.
Oaklandâs Mayor Had Enough Troubles. Then the F.B.I. Came Knocking.
Sheng Thao was already facing a recall election as residents remain frustrated over crime and homelessness. She said on Monday that she had committed no crimes.
The equivalent of Washington State turning to the GOP. Goes to show you there is only so much crazy policies people will tolerate before they send a message voting against you.