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SunSeeker

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6. What happened to the requirement that employers had to prove unavailability of U.S. workers?

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:42 AM

Feb 2013

I seem to recall that an employer had to first prove that there were no available U.S. workers with those skills (presumably by way of affidavit showing what they did to recruit U.S. workers) before they could go outside the U.S. to hire workers. Did the GOP get rid of that requirement as their idea of immigration "reform"?

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America's genius glut: Don't expand H-1B program [View all] Newsjock Feb 2013 OP

and before the H1B, companies abused student visas hollysmom Feb 2013 #1

I was the only US citizen in 7 of 8 contracts I've had since 2010, the numbers in the article are... uponit7771 Feb 2013 #2

And getting worse every day. The largest "suppliers" of technical workers are Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #7

should get rid of the H-1B program until Americans all have jobs Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #3

You're absolutely right n/t OhioChick Feb 2013 #4

Agreed. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #5

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2013 #17

+100 nt antigop Feb 2013 #20

What happened to the requirement that employers had to prove unavailability of U.S. workers? SunSeeker Feb 2013 #6

That requirement is easily circumvented or ignored. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #11

Then that requirement needs to be beefed up with better substantiation rules. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #22

Think of the huge bureaucracy and expense that would be required to review all those JDPriestly Feb 2013 #26

The bureaucracy is already there. They just need to tighten & enforce the rules. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #28

I wonder whether some of our politicians get kick-backs from the H1-B deals. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #30

Easy - interview a dozen local candidates and declare them all unqualified. nt Flatulo Feb 2013 #12

+1, interview a bunch of plumbers for IT jobs to prove there's no candidate uponit7771 Feb 2013 #18

That's fraud. These employers need to go to jail. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #21

Also they have to post the job.. but where? MattBaggins Feb 2013 #24

Here, this is what happened: hootinholler Feb 2013 #25

These people should be in jail for immigration fraud. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #27

I'm sure someone will be along to pick them up hootinholler Feb 2013 #29

As usual, it's all about $$$$$ and how best to rip off those doing the real work, and finding RKP5637 Feb 2013 #8

Business wants to pay skilled labor crap wages Matariki Feb 2013 #9

This is a great article. The last thing we need in this country is H-1B visas. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #10

When I worked at Evergreen Solar, about 80% of the technical staff were Chinese H1B workers. nt Flatulo Feb 2013 #13

WHAT?! Send this to Maddow, I bet she'd love to know this about the "outsourceable" jobs uponit7771 Feb 2013 #19

They sold the company to Chinese interests and closed the doors 2 years ago. Flatulo Feb 2013 #23

offshore talent is simply cheap talent Skittles Feb 2013 #14

When people say there aren't enough STEM workers Chathamization Feb 2013 #15

To summarize: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it is broke, don't break it more. pampango Feb 2013 #16