It is important to understand that about 40% of illegal aliens in the U.S. are people who have either overstayed the term of their work visa or are student or tourist visa entrants who have never left.

My wife and I lived in Carrollton for 13 years. I have a Ph.D. in biophysics. (The thesis topic suddenly became relevant about six weeks ago. I worked with Polonium-210, the stuff that killed Litvinenko in London.)

Even with my qualifications, I was being displaced by cheap, pliant nonimmigrant visa holders. I have had many bouts of unemployment. I was an activist for visa reform while I lived in Carrollton. I testified twice in the U.S. House of Representatives against H-1B visa cap increases, and twice to the National Academy of Sciences.

I had nine LTEs published in The Dallas Morning News (of the approximately 100 that I submitted.) I was featured on Channel 8 News in 1998, was the lone advocate for the employment rights of experienced American citizens at the KERA studios on McCuistion in May, 2004.

I had a hunch that there was some big money involved in H-1B cap raising. About 14 months ago, I learned that Microsoft hired lobbyist Jack Abramoff to procure increases in 1998 and 2000.

If you want to learn more, email me at c0030180[at]airmail.net