HDNet's "Dan Rather Reports" Presents Poignant Profiles of Jobless Americans

DALLAS, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow's "Dan Rather Reports" presents painful and poignant profiles of Americans who thought they'd done everything right, only to find that the corporate culture that once protected its workers now dismisses them...literally.

American tech workers told us that even after seeing so many American jobs moved overseas, they had never imagined that they'd be displaced by foreign workers in their own hometowns.

In a continuing commitment to cover the jobs crisis in this country and the global labor market, "Dan Rather Reports" will, this week, let these people speak for themselves, telling tales of a brave new world of high-tech work, a realm where corporations, staffing companies and recruiters are constantly on the prowl—scouring the planet for better, brighter, younger, cheaper, talent.

With the unemployment rate over 9 percent, why are lawmakers, lobbyists and pundits across the political spectrum clamoring to increase the flow of high-skilled guest workers from overseas? Business advocates believe U.S. companies need the world's "best and the brightest" talent in order to out-innovate global competitors and to create new jobs. Critics claim the federal guest worker visa programs are riddled by corporate myths and abusive practices and that there is no shortage of the best and brightest talent right here—especially now with more than 20 million Americans jobless or underemployed.

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Did anyone see this tonight?

Just surprised that someone is talking about it, finally.

on iTunes. There's another program, HDNet World Report, that's a lot like the old 60 Minutes; it runs after Dan Rather's show on Tuesday nights.