Executive Summary The argument brought forward by proponents of the H1-B program is that the workers are “highly skilled.” The companies that import the most H1-B labor calls this assertion into question. Introduction This is from Ron Hira, of the top researchers in the area of H1-B. During the FY10-12 period, 78 percent of Tata’s…
Executive Summary How Infosys and Tata treat their H1-B employees illustrates that the program is intended to keep the maximum number of employees unable to leave their first employer. Introduction This is from Ron Hira, of the top researchers in the area of H1-B. H-1B is not a bridge to permanent immigration The proponents for…
Executive Summary IBM decided that they could save some money on wages by advertizing for students on a foreign visa. The nice thing for IBM was the people on student visas don’t need to be paid. Introduction Reading through the senate hearing on H1-B abuse, it was interesting to run into this about how IBM…
Executive Summary The number of H1-Bs visa holders being brought into the US by single companies makes a mockery of the original intent of the H1-B program. Cognizant brought in close to 30,000 individuals in a single year. Introduction The international media that covers IT and immigration topics have done a terrible job of explaining…
Executive Summary IBM has a multidecade strategy of increasing worker profit margins by replacing domestic with Indian workers. They call this strategy a “commitment to diversity.” Introduction Diversity is a term that sounds like it means one thing, but it is used as a cover for something entirely different. The term by IBM is a…