Executive Summary IT Outsourcing firms often bring H1-B workers over to the US temporarily to be trained. They then send the worker back to India and reduce their wages to Indian levels. Introduction The H1-B visa is often presented as only bringing Indians over to the US to work. However, the H1-B visa is critical…
Executive Summary The H1-B lobby and IT media communicate an entirely false picture of the H1-B program. We cover what research shows how the program is actually used. Introduction The H1-B lobby communicates an enormous amount of false information about the H1-B program as it boosts the profits of so many major donors. The H1-B…
Executive Summary With the large numbers of works available through the H1-B program, US companies have less incentive to train US workers. This article explains why this is the case. Introduction The investment by US companies into training their employees has dramatically declined in the past few decades. Increasingly, companies expect all of the skills…
Executive Summary US IT consulting firms have been acquiring Indian outsourcing companies. We cover why do they do this and what it means. Introduction This story tells a person a lot about what is happening to IT services. It is just one component of how IT has been increasingly Indian. Beginning with Who is iGate?…
Executive Summary H1-B visas have a feature called dual intent. This is just one of the many features of the H1-B visa is a problem and leads to abuse of the program. Introduction A major problem with the H1-B visa is that it has a loophole called dual intent. This is explained in the following…
Executive Summary HR is an enforcement and mind control mechanism of the management of companies that pretend to be concerned about workers. Why the book and movie The Stepford Wives is the best way to think of HR. Introduction HR has a long history of lying to workers. If you spend time speaking to HR…
Executive Summary China is well known to steal IP from the US, but Indians now also appear to be doing this. And this is even happening with classified US information. Introduction Those companies that place IT contractors have a lot of control over those contractors. This is a story that I have not heard of…
Executive Summary Companies that operate in the US have been extremely careful to lie about how many Indian workers they employ. This is yet another example of how the foreign worker program has been based upon false claims. Introduction Years ago, IBM stopped reporting where its employees were located. The official reason given was that…
Executive Summary All of the foreign worker visa programs are infused with fraud. Overall, US immigration fraud, either supported by companies or by individuals, is common. Introduction Immigration fraud is being perpetrated by both foreign workers as well as enormous multinationals. Both the claims of the skills being offered H1-B and other foreign worker visas…
Executive Summary Companies that displace US workers with H1-Bs typically force them to sign a non-disparagement letter. This has dramatically silenced displaced US workers. Introduction The H1-B worker displacement of US citizens would be much bigger news with many more details if companies did not routinely force employees to sign non-disparagement letters. Holding a Worker’s,…