Public Comments 2004-D010

Re: DFARS Case 2004-D010 As a loyal US citizen I wish to make comments concerning your proposed relaxation of security rules governing foreign workers. Basically I'm concerned your relaxation will prevent information from being secure and injure American workers who should be the ones doing this kind of work. Common sense says workers from foreign countries should be trusted less than those who have strong roots in this country. US citizens should be preferred over non citizens. As a computer programmer, I've seen how US corporations can distort reality to their own advantage. Bill Gates insists he can't find qualified American workers while at the same time large numbers of US workers are being laid off, salaries stagnate, large numbers of foreign workers are brought in under H-1B or L1 (and these workers are almost always from low wage countries), and jobs are sent overseas. Sometimes the American workers have even been forced to train their foreign worker replacements to get severance. My father was a career military man and if he were still with us I'm sure he would object strongly to your proposed changes. I also was once in the Army Reserves. In the first gulf war my brother was sent to Saudi Arabia because he had a part in developing the smart high technology weapons used there. I never have believed American workers can't do high tech work. I believe employers mostly just save on labor costs by substituting foreign workers for US workers. Immigratrion reform and restriction have become very important political topics for me and your policy changes are a step in the wrong direction. I'm not the only one who feels this way. Sincerely, A loyal US citizen