As joblessness soars, employers are under mounting pressure to save U.S. jobs by laying off foreign professional workers first, a scenario that for many H-1B workers triggers a frantic search for a new employer to sponsor them so they don't have to go back home. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
The story gives some of the personal story of trauma to immigrant workers affected by the depression/recession. It mentions a few of the abuses and shortcomings of the visa system, but echoes corporate advocates of visas without much information to debunk the claims.
There is no organized government oversight of the visa processes. The responsibility (or irresponsibility) is spread out across multiple bureaucracies, corporate claims of needs are not verified, actual duties and pay are not verified, and labor rights are abused for visa holders.
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