Report Indicates Widespread H-1B Visa Fraud

Vrst1013 notes a Business Week account of a government report examining fraud in the H-1B program. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services just released a report to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee examining issues with fraud and technical violations within this program. Based on a sample size of 246 H-1B petitions, 13.4 percent showed fraud and 7.3 percent showed technical violations, for an overall violation rate of 20.7 percent. There was slso evidence of payment below the prevailing wage, offers of non-existent jobs, and fraudulent documentation. "'The report makes it clear that the H-1B program is rife with abuse and misuse,' says Ron Hira, [a professor] at the Rochester Institute of Technology ... However, both Presidential candidates, Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, have said they support expanding the program."

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Re:I know the perfect solution

[ScrewMaster]

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I was going to mod you up.

Odd, I was going to mod him down with a -1 Ignorant.

Re:It's not so blasted difficult...

[Jeff Hornby]

What's wrong with being Microsoft, or rather Windows, specific? The last time I checked Windows was still the most popular operating system out there. And there is a reason for that: it does what the customer needs for the right price with fewer pain points for the non-technical user than any other operating system (although Apple has been trying to change that equation lately by finally dropping their price point after 25 years). I know a little bit about Python and while it has some good points, I can't see using for a lot of my projects. .NET is an excellent development environment.