Feds Consider H-1B Changes After Uncovering Fraud

CWmike writes "A Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesman said today that the agency is weighing a series of reforms to the H-1B application process, including the use of 'independent open-source data' to obtain information about visa seekers or the companies that file the petitions on their behalf. The move follows a report by the agency that found widespread problems and evidence of fraud in the nation's H-1B program, including forged documents, fake degrees and shell companies being used in H-1B applications. It also comes after the controversy caused by changes to the H-1B rules earlier this year."

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[Gothmolly]

Brown people scheming and lying to the US Government in order to make a buck? Say it ain't so !!

Re:There's nothing wrong with *legal* immigration

[ScrewMaster]

America has forgotten that it built its success on the back of the geniuses that migrated there.

Not really. The real problem is that certain people are blurring the distinction between legal and illegal immigration.

Correct. I would further note that when anyone tries to point this out, they're immediately hit with the "racist" label. It's not racist to speak out about trends and policies that have a negative impact on you and yours. However, in the U.S. a powerful method of attacking an opponent's credibility is to cry "racist", whether they are or not (or whether it's germane to the discussion or not.)

It's happened to me here on Slashdot on several occasions, even though I'm a white guy who's getting married to an African woman. She earned her citizenship the right way, followed the rules ... and honestly finds any talk of amnesty or granting citizenship to illegal immigrants offensive. She had to prove herself to us ... why should millions of others get a free pass?

The answer to that question is easy: they should not. Period, end-of-statement. But a lot of people have a very confused idea about what immigration truly means to any country: it does not mean that you open your borders to anyone who wants in.

Many people from other countries (yes, Mexico, I'm talking about you) perceive America as a candy store. It's not though: it's a sovereign nation. What I want to know is, when did we lose that sovereignty? When did we, as a society, lose the right to determine who lives among us? All other nations on this Earth reserve that right. Why is America an exception, and if it is ... what do we out of it?