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Bay Area professionals indicted for H-1B visa fraud

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Re: Bay Area professionals indicted for H-1B visa fraud

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Post by diogenescynic »

They also need to start going after the lawyers at the immigration firms who knowingly assist in fraud and even coach the applicants how to respond to USCIS questions. There is rampant fraud going on. I've seen it firsthand and know dozens of others in the industry who have as well.

Re: Bay Area professionals indicted for H-1B visa fraud

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patio11 wrote: post #25
WalterBright wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure how anyone could be prevented from using google to research how much they are worth. Edit: To clarify, I am commenting on the parent's remark that employers are preventing employees from finding this out.

Would you believe that I took a $30k a year programming job as a legal immigrant in the knowledge that it would require 60+ hour weeks because it was my impression that it was the best option available to me? "I'm clearly not Google material; I can barely get this J2EE app working", "I perceive that I am working uphill against racism in hiring managers", "I owe my sponsor for this job because they treated me fairly",…

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Re: Bay Area professionals indicted for H-1B visa fraud

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Post by writer77 »

Beyond this, there's an entire system that has undermined American software engineers. Schools are incentivized by the ridiculous out of state/country fees they get when they accept international students for their Masters programs, regardless of a students actual abilities or whether the three year Indian/China/U.K. Bachelors sufficiently prepares them. These people always graduate, because money. Corporations, who love hiring people who can't leave them for another employer then gobble them up legally by requiring a masters degree in job description. And once they gain a big enough foothold in a company, the Good Ole Boy Club effect happens and they mostly hire their own.

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FesterCluck wrote: post #7

I've personally witnessed the hiring of a contractor from India at a small development company simply to save on funds. There were plenty of skilled workers in our pool to fill the position, the owner simply didn't want to pay the price. Weeks into his employment the developer came to me and asked if there was anyone he could report work complaints to. I gave him contact information for the state's employment agency.…

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Re: Bay Area professionals indicted for H-1B visa fraud

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Post by briandear »

59nadir wrote: post #29
ireadfaces wrote: post #18

Can we spare Larry page? Or next time someone searches H1B fraud, Google will show 'Larry page' as suggestion.

If we keep writing Larry Page, will Larry Page show up when one googles "H1B fraud"? Will Larry Page actually be ranked higher based on the many mentions of Larry Page?

I think Larry Page would have a higher Page Rank at least?

Re: Bay Area professionals indicted for H-1B visa fraud

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Post by camillomiller »

briandear wrote: post #39
59nadir wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If we keep writing Larry Page, will Larry Page show up when one googles "H1B fraud"? Will Larry Page actually be ranked higher based on the many mentions of Larry Page?

I think Larry Page would have a higher Page Rank at least?

Stop it! We're keyword stuffing this Page with Larry Page.
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