Reply #58: There can be fraud in any government program

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In any company, for that matter. There is tax fraud and worker's compensation fraud and a lot of personal injury suits could be frauds. That is part of having government. That is a right wing argument that because they're is some fraud the whole thing should be gone - it's like invoking the welfare queen with the Cadillac.

There is nothing to prove these laws are enforced less. And as to H-1Bs, they are even limited in number (not the case with the other programs like welfare, medicaid, etc., all subject to fraud).

If they fail to pay an H-1B the prevailing wage, it is fraud, but they have at some point to prove to the government that they will and can pay it, whereas for American workers this is not the case - if you don't know how to negotiate, the company could pay you less than that.