Posted by Vikram Kamboj on Monday, October 13, 2008
A report released on October 8 by the US Citizenship & Immigration Services reveals that 13% of petitions filed for H-1B visas on behalf of employers are fraudulent. Another 8% contain some sort of technical violations.
The study, released to members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, marks the first time the agency, part of the Homeland Security Dept, has documented systematic problems with the controversial program.
Technology companies, in particular, have come to rely on the H-1B visa program to bring in skilled foreign workers to fill jobs that employers claim can't be filled with US candidates.
Tech companies like Oracle, Microsoft, and Google have pushed to get more visas, claiming that a shortage of skilled workers is hampering US competitiveness.
Microsoft chairman and co-founder Bill Gates has twice testified in front of Congress on the issue.
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