The real lie here is that employers don't even attest that they sought Americans. The heart of the H-1B visa-hiring program is an end around Equal Opportunity. Simply put, we can't apply for job openings reserved under the H-1B program.
So we're not surprised when companies run ads discriminating against American citizens and green card holders. Or when we see our colleagues out of work.
Bright Future Jobs is working to educate Congress and pass the "Defend the American Dream Act," so that employers are required to consider Americans. The DOL's published statements stunned congressional offices we have lobbied:
1. As the DOL states in their Federal Register, "the statute does not require employers...to demonstrate that there are no available US workers or to test the labor market for US workers as required under the permanent labor certification program."
2. The DOL's Strategic Plan states: "...H-1B workers may be hired even when a qualified U.S. worker wants the job, and a U.S. worker can be displaced from the job in favor of the foreign worker."
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The real lie here is that employers don't even attest that they sought Americans. The heart of the H-1B visa-hiring program is an end around Equal Opportunity. Simply put, we can't apply for job openings reserved under the H-1B program.
So we're not surprised when companies run ads discriminating against American citizens and green card holders. Or when we see our colleagues out of work.
Bright Future Jobs is working to educate Congress and pass the "Defend the American Dream Act," so that employers are required to consider Americans.
The DOL's published statements stunned congressional offices we have lobbied:
1. As the DOL states in their Federal Register, "the statute does not require employers...to demonstrate that there are no available US workers or to test the labor market for US workers as required under the permanent labor certification program."
2. The DOL's Strategic Plan states: "...H-1B workers may be hired even when a qualified U.S. worker wants the job, and a U.S. worker can be displaced from the job in favor of the foreign worker."
Teams are now forming for this fight.