Summary Critique: “Older IT Pros Pushed Aside By Younger H-1B Workers”
In the article published in Computerworld Digital Magazine, titled “Older IT Pros Pushed Aside By Younger H-1B Workers”, Patrick Thibodeau examines the controversy surrounding the H-1B Visa program. According to Thibodeau, the controversy regarding the H-1B Visa program stems from the debate on whether it is discriminatory toward age (3). The author raises the notion that there are numerous, current studies that demonstrate that there is a young age range for H-1B applicants, while he also considers the fact that there might be a valid reason for this that is not blatantly preferential (Thibodeau 5). He challenges that claim while mentioning that the underlying issue within …show more content…
Readers usually respond well to an article if it considers each side of an argument, rather than focusing on one aspect. In his article, “Older IT Pros Pushed Aside By Younger H-1B Workers”, Thibodeau keeps it professional because he does not write in first person, but he also provides counterclaims for each of his points, which proves his objectivity. For example, the author expresses that the H-1B visa applicants are primarily under the age of 35, but he goes through different people’s opinions before he claims that there is in fact age discrimination within the program; he mentions that some tech companies claim that they do not hire Americans simply because they are not a good fit for the company, not because they lack experience or are too young (Thibodeau 4). Thibodeau then bounces back with a counterclaim for that argument, which is that the rejected American applicants are usually much more qualified for the position and the employers make the older employees train the foreign H-1B applicant to replace their position, which proves that the H-1B outsourcing program is unethical (4). The author treats the subject as if he does not have an opinion on it in the beginning of the article; he says that there is a threat of age discrimination within the H-1B program, not that there is age discrimination occurring …show more content…
Thibodeau does a fair job of providing his feedback on each detail or quote that he mentions. For example, when he mentions the fact that “the U.S. extended the 12-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) program to 29 months”, he does not finish there; he clarifies what the program actually is in simple terms and he links it to his argument because the program is also receiving negative attention for IT outsourcing (5). Overall, after the author uses quotations or statistics, he always elaborates on them in a sentence or two, which backs up his argument and prevents
In the article published in Computerworld Digital Magazine, titled “Older IT Pros Pushed Aside By Younger H-1B Workers”, Patrick Thibodeau examines the controversy surrounding the H-1B Visa program. According to Thibodeau, the controversy regarding the H-1B Visa program stems from the debate on whether it is discriminatory toward age (3). The author raises the notion that there are numerous, current studies that demonstrate that there is a young age range for H-1B applicants, while he also considers the fact that there might be a valid reason for this that is not blatantly preferential (Thibodeau 5). He challenges that claim while mentioning that the underlying issue within …show more content…
Readers usually respond well to an article if it considers each side of an argument, rather than focusing on one aspect. In his article, “Older IT Pros Pushed Aside By Younger H-1B Workers”, Thibodeau keeps it professional because he does not write in first person, but he also provides counterclaims for each of his points, which proves his objectivity. For example, the author expresses that the H-1B visa applicants are primarily under the age of 35, but he goes through different people’s opinions before he claims that there is in fact age discrimination within the program; he mentions that some tech companies claim that they do not hire Americans simply because they are not a good fit for the company, not because they lack experience or are too young (Thibodeau 4). Thibodeau then bounces back with a counterclaim for that argument, which is that the rejected American applicants are usually much more qualified for the position and the employers make the older employees train the foreign H-1B applicant to replace their position, which proves that the H-1B outsourcing program is unethical (4). The author treats the subject as if he does not have an opinion on it in the beginning of the article; he says that there is a threat of age discrimination within the H-1B program, not that there is age discrimination occurring …show more content…
Thibodeau does a fair job of providing his feedback on each detail or quote that he mentions. For example, when he mentions the fact that “the U.S. extended the 12-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) program to 29 months”, he does not finish there; he clarifies what the program actually is in simple terms and he links it to his argument because the program is also receiving negative attention for IT outsourcing (5). Overall, after the author uses quotations or statistics, he always elaborates on them in a sentence or two, which backs up his argument and prevents