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The U.S. government, at least the part that is fighting H-1B visa fraud, is looking to prove a point about the program: that fraud in H-1B visa program and the number of visa holders in U.S. tech jobs are putting current struggling American technology workers out of work.
Unemployment for the technology industry is up, just as every industry’s numbers are up. But are companies going out of their way to replace Americans with H-1B workers? That’s what the feds appear to be out to prove.
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Demand For H1-B Visas FallsNPR Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:41 PM PDTThe demand for visas reserved for high-skilled tech workers had fallen this year. Immigration officials report that applications for the H1-B visa, usually oversubscribed …

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Visa program for skilled workers under attackLos Angeles Times Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:36 PM PDTA requirement that bailout recipients hire Americans over H1-B visa holders could be extended to all U.S. companies. As U.S. employers start applying today for visas for foreign workers, the hiring of talent from other countries is facing heightened scrutiny and the threat of greater restrictions as domestic unemployment soars.

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H1-Bs in the Firing LinePortfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:35 PM PDTAs the annual scramble for H1-B visas kicks tomorrow, an interesting wrinkle has appeared in the usual proceedings. Here’s an email sent to foreign employees by Wells Fargo: “Due to the fact that we have and will be displacing numerous U.S. citizens in your same positions Wells Fargo has decided to enforce a policy that prohibits lines of businesses to file visa sponsorships for foreign …

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