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H1B is a lie - the truth comes out
 New Data Show How Firms Like Infosys and Tata Abuse the H-1B ProgramThe principal reason that firms use H-1Bs to replace American workers is because H-1B nonimmigrant workers are much cheaper than locally recruited and hired U.S. workers. Tata and Infosys are getting a 36 to 41 percent savings on labor costs‐or saving about $40,000 to $45,000 per worker per year. No mention made of H-1B's little sister, the young lady on the other end of the phone in Rawalpindi, assisting you with your flight to Omaha. The proponents for H-1B expansion claim that the H-1B program is a stepping-stone to permanent immigration. But the vast majority of H-1B workers at Infosys and Tata never get on path to legal permanent residence (often referred to as getting a âgreen cardâ) and citizenship: In FY13, Infosys only sponsored seven H-1B workers for permanent residence, and Tata sponsored ZERO H-1B workers, while the U.S. government approved 12,432 H-1B visa petitions for these two companies alone. (See Table 2) In other words, the H-1B workers Infosys and Tata hire are being used as temporary, cheaper, disposable labor, not as a way to permanently introduce talent and innovation into the American labor market If American workers are training their foreign replacements before they get laid off, then it is quite obvious that itâs the American trainers‐not the H-1B trainees‐who have the superior skills. Are H-1B workers being brought in because they have extensive formal training, like an advanced degree? The answer to that is a definitive no. The vast majority of Infosys and Tataâs imported H-1B workers hold no more than a Bachelorâs degree. All of the evidence makes it abundantly clear that the H-1B visa is being used to displace U.S. workers employed in decent-paying middle class STEM jobs. U.S. immigration laws are supposed to protect U.S. workers from being displaced, and they grant the Secretary of Labor ample authority to investigate egregious abuses of the H-1B program like the one at SCE, which is why EPI Vice President Ross Eisenbrey has called on Sec. Perez to investigate. Thanks to the reporting by Computerworld and the L.A. Times, there is now clear and credible evidence to justify the Secretaryâs attention in this case. Posted by: OldSpook 2015-02-20 |
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