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Stop Tech Industry Abuse of the H1B Visa Program

Please close the loopholes that allow the Tech Industry to fire American workers and replace them with foreign workers by misuse of H1B visa program

Some employers in the technology industry use India-based consulting firms to fire American workers and replace them with foreign workers. These entities are gaming the H1B visa lottery system by filing multiple applications for the same applicant. By firing the American worker, these firms also believe they are taking advantage of a loophole in the requirement that the employer verify that the position for the immigrants will not adversely affect the working conditions of workers similarly employed.



Please take appropriate action to close these alleged loopholes in the H1B visa system by legislation or through amendments to the Department of Labor interpretive guidelines. Firing American workers through the blatant mis-use of the H1B visa system should also be punished by civil and criminal penalties.