This is an interesting thread. Please educate me about my grievous misconceptions. While the Democratic Party portrays itself as women, minority and immigrant friendly and plays rhetorics that big corporations are evil, their top bosses, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Chuck Schumer et al, super pacs have time and again taken huge donations from big corporation lobbyists.
At least Republicans have no qualms about big corporations and already eulogize about how capital strengthens the Economy. But our perception is negative about their stance on women, minority rights, climate change and immigration.
While the whole host of policy issues are relevant, for me and for now, two issues are under consideration, economy and immigration. That too on specific grounds; IT Jobs and h1b reforms. While IT jobs are dependent on economy, big corporations outsourcing IT jobs to cheaper labor market in South Asia will eventually impact us all. Outsourcing is not new but advanced systemic automation and better proprietary IT security controls, mixed with regional treaties favoring big US companies, will lead the way to outsource even more IT jobs. Which candidate will slow this process for me? H1b is a different ball game, while I may not have an interest now, but a decade ago I too went through the Indian IT company resume black hole - going through a Student (F1) to H1b to GC transformation. So anything I say against H1b reforms may sound hypocritical. You tell me.
So I am not sure what would be relevant here.
Please also see how Ron Somers, USIBC, had influenced immigration related bills in the past.
and this:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-usibc-hires-2-former-us-ambassadors-to-india-to-fight-its-h-1b-case/20130607.htm
