This viewpoint is even more blunt than the UK contractor perspective also posted today on Get Somebody Now. Roger Sanchez presents the negotiations of the Doha Round as nothing other than talks on 'job destruction', and focuses his anger on the so-called 'GATS visa'.

Roger expresses his concerns with these words, 'The most alarming part of Annex C is that it mandates "substantial reduction of economic needs tests". Simply put, this means that employers could get GATS visas without justifications, and without regard to the economic impact on the domestic workforce'.

Justified or not, Roger's position reflects a widespread sentiment in the US and elsewhere, and is of interest for that reason alone. His 'Job Destruction' newsletter is also a useful reference point for the official WTO documents surrounding this issue.

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