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Also, USCIS has announced plans to combat H-1B fraud [1]. They seem to provide two provisions with this: 1) An avenue [2] for members of the workforce to repor

Also, USCIS has announced plans to combat H-1B fraud [1]. They seem to provide two provisions with this: 1) An avenue [2] for members of the workforce to report H-1B abuse. People on H-1B are offered some protection against retaliation. 2) Targeted onsite visits at worksites of employers who have larger fraction of their employees on H-1Bs, and those who sent employees to other locations. Together, this seems to be aimed at curbing H-1B abuse by staffing companies. Some Silicon Valley employers - like Apple, Cisco etc - who use these staffing companies extensively might also be affected. But overall, this should be good news for both H-1B employees and citizens/permanent residents. [1]: https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-and-fashion-models/combating-fraud-and-abuse-h-1b-visa-program https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-worker... [2]: An email address really - ReportH1BAbuse@uscis.dhs.gov

int_19h 10y ago
You know what's the fastest way to curb H-1B fraud? Make it so that if an H-1B visa holder complains, and their complaint is found to be valid, they are entitled to apply for a green card immediately, and get EAD for the duration of their application.
- rfw 10y ago
  Then you get H-1B fraud complaint fraud ;)
  - r00fus 10y ago
    I'm fairly sure an H1B'er isn't going to seek extra USCIS attention unless things are bad.
  - int_19h 10y ago
    It would be pretty hard to defraud the government here. Either a complaint is valid, or it is not. If it's valid, then by definition it's not fraud, and the employer gets punished (fined, prohibited from hiring any further H1Bs etc). If it's not valid, then employee gets no green card, and their employer is likely pissed enough at them that they get fired. So collusion between employer and employee is basically impossible here, because either way, someone has to suffer the negative consequences.
tankerdude 10y ago
This is akin to having more IRS agents policing tax fraud. Simplest way is to ensure H1Bs are at 90th percentile of the market for salary. H1Bs are supposed to be for engineers that are very hard to fill so making their salaries high ensures that that gets met. You really want them? Pay for them and be done. Simple to enforce and simple to get the H1Bs for folks who really need them. All birds killed with that stone except for the company's desire for cheaper labor.

int_19h 10y ago

You know what's the fastest way to curb H-1B fraud? Make it so that if an H-1B visa holder complains, and their complaint is found to be valid, they are entitled to apply for a green card immediately, and get EAD for the duration of their application.

rfw 10y ago
Then you get H-1B fraud complaint fraud ;)
- r00fus 10y ago
  I'm fairly sure an H1B'er isn't going to seek extra USCIS attention unless things are bad.
- int_19h 10y ago
  It would be pretty hard to defraud the government here. Either a complaint is valid, or it is not. If it's valid, then by definition it's not fraud, and the employer gets punished (fined, prohibited from hiring any further H1Bs etc). If it's not valid, then employee gets no green card, and their employer is likely pissed enough at them that they get fired. So collusion between employer and employee is basically impossible here, because either way, someone has to suffer the negative consequences.

tankerdude 10y ago

This is akin to having more IRS agents policing tax fraud. Simplest way is to ensure H1Bs are at 90th percentile of the market for salary. H1Bs are supposed to be for engineers that are very hard to fill so making their salaries high ensures that that gets met. You really want them? Pay for them and be done. Simple to enforce and simple to get the H1Bs for folks who really need them. All birds killed with that stone except for the company's desire for cheaper labor.