The H-1B Visa Scam: Importing Cheap Labor While Americans Are Laid Off

The H-1B visa program was sold to the American people as a narrow pathway for importing rare talent that supposedly could not be found in the United States. We were told these were the “best and brightest,” possessing exceptional skills needed to keep America competitive. That sales pitch has collapsed under the weight of fraud, corporate abuse, and government negligence. Indian investigators seized nearly 100,000 counterfeit degree certificates and forged academic records linked to at least 28 universities. One institution allegedly issued more than 36,000 fraudulent degrees. Authorities are investigating whether some credentials were used to obtain jobs in medicine, nursing, engineering, and technology, including...

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