U.S. Says Some Companies Cheat H-1B System, Driving Record Applications https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-says-some-companies-cheat-h-1b-lottery-driving-record-applications-1a3e4fd
Wow. I am shocked.
It has been happening for over a decade now.
Is it cheating if it’s legally allowed to file multiple applications ? Although I think USCIS should restrict one application per beneficiary only otherwise it’s only helping scammers and not genuine candidates.
Exactly. The law should be changed immediately. No point in screaming ‘bad consultancies’ if all they’re doing is exploit a loophole.
The law is clear: if you have multiple bona-fide offer, if client based, the work order must be bona-fide, you can enter the lottery multiple times if offer and work order is bona-fide. The problem is, real offer don’t exist before selected, just a paper offer
Most h1b's I've worked with are truly terrible, are companies really that eager to just to bring on people who cost slightly less and will have a harder time leaving? Feels like a waste of headcount.
This is just the tip of iceberg. The kind of fraud happening with fake offers, fake documents, charging H-1 filing fees from employees and running payroll with employee’s deposit if he doesn’t have a real offer etc… this list goes on. I’m 100% sure USCIS is not that dumb to not have any idea. They are just fine with it I guess.
I heard there is a WhatsApp where you can post projects and individuals from India and such will pick those projects while you are acting as a consultant to the company. I found it unbelievable. There are genuine folks who can put time and energy doing projects while there are fraudsters outsourcing their own work.
True this is common
With the bad economy, we need to stop hiring H1Bs
Arguably, corporate greed + outsourcing + H1B is the cause of stagnation in US tech industry
We need to stop Indians cheating the H1Bs
Which region is this?
the same region gets most of the seats in IITs and NITs from last 10 years. when there are too many from any region, there will be fraudsters. That doesn’t mean others are saints by any means. Also, people like me who are from that region are forced to do that shit because we don’t stand a chance with single application, I’m disgusted as much as you but we all have dollar dreams, dont we? You can easily become an armchair activist after getting h1b when there wasn’t too much competition or GC or i140… but think about what you would do when you are desperate. Try to stop judging entire region cause now I’m out of US and see Punjabis in Canada doing all kinds of shit but never cared much because there are too many people and some bad apples will be there.
We need to investigate... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64988228
H1Bs are extremely profitable to this country - pay taxes big time and live legally. Yes, gamers are everywhere if you see. Bezos/Musk/Trump find loopholes in the tax system and game it. Illegal immigrants are on the rise, they pay no taxes bruhh.. can we address that first. H1Bs makeup majority of workforce in FAANG and they work with insane drive. And of course their average tax is higher than citizens. Dont blame the whole system when you see minor blips. Look at the big picture. I lived in this country for last 10 yrs, worked for Amazon and Meta - guess what I have no hope of getting Greencard or citizenship ever. There is no voice for us here and nobody pushes our cases in the house because we are not vote bank.
> Illegal immigrants are on the rise, they pay no taxes Incorrect.
Are you saying that the GCs and citizens don’t function with insane drive? I have seen numerous H1Bs who couldn’t communicate for dear life. There are multiple H1Bs who are greedy and doing multiple jobs. So, don’t generalize. We should encourage folks who have the merit regardless of their status and get to a fair system. That is the real meaning of fair and equal opportunity.
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