If you work for a large American corporation you've heard this story many times... [View all]

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5 Americans in IT positions at a company get laid off on a Friday afternoon. None have been at their jobs for less than 7 years and none have any work problems. The company must be cutting back for financial reasons.

The next week you hear that the company is looking for 5 H1-B Visa workers for IT positions at the same location. Its hard not to assume that these 5 workers will be replacing the American workers at a lower cost to the employer.

The intent of the H-1B provisions is to help employers who cannot otherwise obtain needed business skills and abilities from the U.S. workforce by authorizing the temporary employment of qualified individuals who are not otherwise authorized to work in the United States.

How can companies assert that they cannot find qualified workers when it is so obvious that workers with those same skills were just let go?

The H1-B program is largely a scam which hurts American workers and it seems to be getting worse every year.