IBM CEO Ginni Rometty's Letter to the U.S. President-Elect

Hey IBM, maybe instead of offering to create &quot;new collar&quot; jobs, you should stop shipping your existing jobs to India:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;insights.dice.com&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;27&#x2F;justice-department-hits-ibm-h-1b-hiring-practices-045&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;insights.dice.com&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;27&#x2F;justice-department-hits-...</a>

IBM allegedly helped the US government run the camps where citizens of Japanese descent were imprisoned during WWII (and allegedly provided technology to the Nazis that was used for the Holocaust).<p>What will IBM do if the U.S. government tries to lock up masses of Latinos or Muslims? What will your company do?

Almost none of these measures can be unilaterally actioned by the President. They will all require Congress to pass bills. The very same Congress who have been completely incapable of addressing the biggest issues facing the country.<p>Great ideas though and relevant in many countries in particular around a combined high school&#x2F;vocational education program.

This is transparently a government sales marketing flyer. Why are we discussing it?

This read to me like:<p>&quot;We need to be relevant! We are not one of the FAANGS! Please hook us up with some sweet, sweet deals!&quot;

I would imagine their consulting arms placement on the H1B listing might be a concern for them which makes point 1 of their letter a bit disingenuous.<p>Hard to really tell what the policies will be until the secretaries are actually picked.

Just a reminder: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;IBM_and_the_Holocaust" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;IBM_and_the_Holocaust</a>