2024-08-01
We then identified 3000+ IT staffing firms, often called Body Shops or Desi Consultancies. Many cheated on a massive scale to submit multiple entries for the same candidates. The government called it fraud. Yet there's little consequence. Many kept winning new visas this year. [image]
Bloomberg
Investigation: 2020 to 2023 data shows how thousands of middlemen game the H-1B program and companies farm out IT workers to exploit the US visa lottery system
Each year in April, the US government conducts a lottery that shapes the lives of hundreds of thousands of people — and America's future as an economic power. X: @deedydas , @yask1...
Congress created H-1B in 1990 to help American businesses get the world's top talent. Instead, outsourcing and staffing firms flooded the system. They bring in lower-level workers and pay lower wages. They game the lottery to gain unfair advantages. [image]
Bloomberg
Investigation: 2020 to 2023 data shows how thousands of middlemen game the H-1B program and companies farm out IT workers to exploit the US visa lottery system
Each year in April, the US government conducts a lottery that shapes the lives of hundreds of thousands of people — and America's future as an economic power. X: @deedydas , @yask1...
An outsourcing firm, however, can draw from its vast workforce in India and put in 3X number of tickets. It doesn't care who gets selected as long as somebody gets selected. @USCIS rules require a “legitimate job offer” for each lottery entry, but don't require any proof. [image]
Bloomberg
Investigation: 2020 to 2023 data shows how thousands of middlemen game the H-1B program and companies farm out IT workers to exploit the US visa lottery system
Each year in April, the US government conducts a lottery that shapes the lives of hundreds of thousands of people — and America's future as an economic power. X: @deedydas , @yask1...
Every year, a lottery determines who gets an H-1B visa to work in the US. The game, it turns out, is rigged. Outsourcing and staffing firms are exploiting loopholes, crowding out US employers and immigrants who play it fair. We have exclusive data to show it for the 1st time 🧵 [image]
Bloomberg
Investigation: 2020 to 2023 data shows how thousands of middlemen game the H-1B program and companies farm out IT workers to exploit the US visa lottery system
Each year in April, the US government conducts a lottery that shapes the lives of hundreds of thousands of people — and America's future as an economic power. X: @deedydas , @yask1...