Massive Fraud In H-1B Visa Program, More Fraud Coming

In a shocking story, a Bloomberg investigative team has exposed massive fraud, mostly by Indian outsourcing firms, in the H-1b Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) program. Simultaneously, the Federal government and local governments are doubling down on H-1b and the Entrepreneur Parole program to replace American workers with cheaper foreigners.

First, the fraud schemes that lead to half or more of H-1b NIVs going to Indian outsourcing firms that sell their employment positions to the workers, demanding kick-backs to remain employed...

The same agency ignoring the ongoing fraud schemes in the H-1b NIV is also touting a similar, but illegal, program to parole in so-called entrepreneurs, will undoubtedly become dominated by Indian fraud schemes as local governments also sell access to unlimited numbers of H-1b NIVs, as non-profits and governments can sell their access to NIVs...

The truth behind the H-1b and IER is that both programs are designed to provide cheaper labor for employers than hiring Americans...

Time to put the H-1b out to pasture. It has far expanded beyond its original purpose, providing exceptionally skilled workers unavailable in the United States. Basic coding work and aircraft mechanics are not areas where there is a shortage of workers. Only a shortage at low wages...

Harris’s illegal immigration fraud factory, Washington Examiner, 8 August 2024.