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H-1B AbuseWhat the Government Has to Say About H-1B AbuseFederal auditors find flaws in high-tech visa program Scripps-McClatchy Western Servicem September 11, 2000GAO study cites potential abuse of H-1B visas EE Times, September 15, 2000A Question of Fraud San Francisco Chronicle, September 21, 2000Contains this classic quote of an immigration lawyer explaining why it is alright to violate the law. Raja Ahluwalia, the immigration lawyer, said that while benching
is womenCONNECT.ComThe CEO whined before the U.S. Senate that she searched for months and could not find an American for a systems adminstrator job so she had to resort to use the H-1B program. A search of the labor certification database showed the wommenCONNECT was paying this H-1B worker $35,000 a year, well below average for this type of position. This is yet another example showing that the only shortage is of low paid workers. Testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration Susan Williams DeFife, CEO, womenCONNECT.com October 21, 1999Women's Site Disconnected Washington Post, August 31, 2000womenConnect.com goes belly up. Randolph Air Force BaseH-1B holder are supposed to work in the specific location as stated on their application. The reasons for this are twofold: A. Salaries vary by geographic region and H-1B visas require a labor certification. B. H-1B workers are suppose to have a job when the application is made. If they have a job, the employer knows where that job is. In reality, many (if not most) H-1Bs in the programming field are bodyshopped. In other words, they come here without a job and the company that brings them over attempts to find work for them with another company. Usually this means working somewhere other than where their visa says they are working. Although this practice is illegal, it is widespread and goes on openly. The only time we are aware of the INS cracking down is at Randolph AFB. The response of H-1B supporters was to call the INS raid an act of "racism". As a result, the INS probably will not enforce this aspect of the law in the future. INS raid blame shifted San Antonio Express-News January 21, 2000 Arrests unsettle Indians with high-tech visas San Jose Mercury News Janry 27, 2000 American dream on hold for Indians San Antonio Express-News January 27, 2000 Companies focus of INS visa inquiry AP February 20, 2000 Dun & BradstreetD&B is firing its American programming staff and replacing them with H-1B workers. Memo to Dun & Bradstreet Employees announcing they are going to be replaced by H-1B bodyshops March 20, 2000 Dun Workers Fear Layoffs Daily Record June 3, 2000 Exotic Granite & MarbleSun Valley Firm to Pay Federal Labor Penalties Los Angeles Times April 4, 1999 SeaLandWhite-Collar Visas: Back Door for Cheap Labor? Washington Post October 21, 1995To H-1B or not to H-1B? ComputerWorld March 3, 1998SeaLand replaces its American programmers with H-1B workers and now complains that it can't get enough H-1B visas. Quality Information SystemsFeds probe for H-1B visa abuse ComputerWorld May 3, 1999 Firm fined for falsified visas Detroit News October 10, 1999 AIGWhite-Collar Visas: Back Door for Cheap Labor? Washington Post October 21, 1995U.S. view: Shortage or no shortage? ComputerWorld December 7, 1997IT labor boom a mirage to some ComputerWorld August 8, 1998H1-B safety net fails IT workers PC Week November 18, 1999Competition from abroad Daily Record May 2, 2000Deep SaiCompany pleads guilty to harboring illegal immigrants AP November 24, 1999 Gwinnett firm pleads guilty to harboring illegal immigrants Atlanta Journal-Constitution November 24, 1999 Landlord case highlights visa issue San Francisco Examiner January 23, 2000 Visas for High-Tech Foreign Workers Debated Chicago Tribune May 28, 2000 Byting the Bait The Week August 29, 1999 Other CasesCompanies underpaid foreign workers, U.S. says Boston Herald August 24,2000Stat Medical Five Massachusetts firms ordered to pay back wages Boston Globe March 21, 2000Envitec, Intergalactic Research and Development, M&R Consultants Corp., McDonnell Associates Inc., Summit International Inc. Competition from abroad Daily Record May 2, 2000Criterion White-Collar Visas: Back Door for Cheap Labor? Washington Post October 21, 1995AIG, Syntel, Rehab One, SeaLand, NASD Indentured ServitudeImmigration Lawyer explains how Green Cards can be used as a bargining chip High Tech Migrant Labor American Prospect December 20, 1999 Slave trade still alive in U.S. San Francisco Examiner February 13, 2000 Indentured servants for high-tech trade Baltimore Sun February 21, 2000 Amnesty! Los Angeles Weekly June 16-22, 2000 High Tech's Indentured Servants Red Herring, July 2000 H-1B workers are promised green cards in return for low wages. 40% of green card applications are for H-1B workers but only 20% of green cards go to H-1B workers. Slave Trade Endures In the 21st Century San Francisco Chronicle, July 2, 2000 Contract labor program by any name hurts all workers Asian Week, August 4-August 10, 2000 Green card, red tape: Visa program under fire for labor drain Dallas Morning News August 6, 2000 "They don't have to use the H-1B program," said Harris Miller, After baiting foreign H-1B workers with the prospect of green cards (which only 15% get), the industy lobby tells us the bad news. OpinionAmericans are being replaced by H1-B's EE Times August 9, 1999 Sowing digital nationalism eWeek June 1, 2000 Other AbuseImmigration Lawyer explains how to hire foreign workers instead of Americans Immigration Lawyer reports on the high rate of credential fraud (74%) among Indian H-1B applicants October 1998. Bills Reopen Debate Over Visa Limit New York Times August 31, 1999 Audit details abuse of worker visa program San Jose Mercury News January 22, 2000 Furor over visa program rages on Contra County Times January 22, 2000 INS turns blind eye to visas for high tech San Francisco Examiner February 22, 2000 Visa program open to abuses San Francisco Examiner January 23, 2000 An American Dream that Depends on an American Visa Washington Post June 5, 2000 Congressional TestimonyStatement of William Yates of the INS U.S. House of Representatives May 5, 1999 Statement of Jill Esposito if the Department of State U.S. House of Representatives May 5, 1999 Statement of John Ratigan U.S. House of Representatives May 5, 1999 Low Pay for H-1B WorkersYou're Fired, Go Home Washington Post, May 10, 2001 Rupal Kothari, a Washington immigration lawyer, and several Indian executives in the area said some programmer analysts are being paid $30,000 to $40,000 less than prevailing salaries, about $100,000, even though companies must sign documents stating they are paying H1-B visa holders the same salaries as their American counterparts. The law exists to prevent U.S. workers from being displaced by lower-paid foreign employees. U.S. slowdown hits Indian tech workers CNN April 9, 2001 Describes "benching" of H-1B and their low average salary of $45,000. Immigration Lawyer explains the Labor Certification Processes (How the Dept. of Labor only checks that the form has been filled out correctly.) U.S. view: Shortage or no shortage? ComputerWorld December 7, 1997 CIA Focuses on Y2K Problems in Former Soviet Union ABC News January 29, 1999 WashTech calls for study of foreign-worker visas Seattle Times March 15, 2000 LG Soft India Kick Starts U.S. Startups With 24-Hour Programming Forbes May 21, 2000 An H-1B Visa as a Contest PrizeA solicitation for a contest where "H-1B Sponsorship" is the prize. H-1B Holders OnlyCopies of E-mail solicitations for "H-1B Only" jobs directly mailed to the editor Copies of Job postings for H-1B workers only forwarded to the editor Imagine a company advertising a position and stating that they were "focusing on hiring white males". Here is a press release where the company says they are doing the same for H-1B holders. Jobless Texans: Remember the Adea Wired News May 25, 2001 |