America's High-Tech Sweatshops (The exploitation of technology workers imported from India)

Businessweek ^ | 10/1/2009 | Steve Hamm and Moria Herbst

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Vimal Patel was studying for a master's in business administration in London when he saw an advertisement for work in the U.S. The ad offered a job in the tech industry, as well as sponsorship for the kind of work visa that allows foreign nationals to take professional-level jobs in the country. So Patel applied and paid his prospective employer, Cygate Software & Consulting, in Edison, N.J., thousands of dollars in up-front fees. But when Patel arrived, Cygate had no tech job for him. He ended up working at a gas station, and Cygate nevertheless took a chunk of his wages for years, according to documents in a criminal case against Cygate.

After a federal investigation into Cygate, Patel and five other natives of India recruited by the company pled guilty to visa violations in June. They were sentenced to 12 to 18 months of probation, assessed fines of $2,000 each, and now face deportation. But at Patel's sentencing in the federal courthouse in Newark, N.J., his lawyer said the slim 36-year-old, with a mop of brown hair spilling over his forehead, was more victim than villain. Like many ambitious workers from abroad, he came to the country seeking his fortune, and he suffered for the effort. "It's a sad day," said Anthony Thomas, the public defender assigned to represent Patel. "He always dreamed of coming to the U.S."

Cygate, which changed its name to Sterling System after the lawsuit, is one of thousands of low-profile companies that have come to play a central role in the U.S. tech industry in recent years. These companies, many with just 10 to 50 employees, recruit workers from abroad and, when possible, place them at U.S. corporations to provide tech support, software programming, and other services.

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This is from IRS, “U.S. Tax Guide What’s New for 2009 Aliens” Chapter 2, page 11

“A resident alien’s income is generally subject to
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are a resident alien, you must report all interest,
dividends, wages, or other compensation for
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return. You must report these amounts whether
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You really need to be doing YOUR OWN research before you spew.

Been there, done that. I was just curious where you got your information.

I suggest the next time before you accuse some one of being malicious, uninformed, and a shill for DU, you get tax information from a better source than wickipedia (a website that routinely scrubs info that is unfavorable to or questioning of Zero), shills for globalism & guest workers, and blogs. You might also look further into the intricacies of IRS and its definitions regarding guest workers. It would also be a good idea to look up projection.

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I gave you a lot more then wikipedia if you cared to look. And I am still waiting for your source of information (In fact We know very well where YOU get your info from). And you have been asked for detailed facts by more then one poster on this very thread. For now I have very good reason for accusing you of being being malicious and uninformed. So thanks but I have no use for your suggestion.

Your assertion:

“L-1’s who were rapidly our pacing H-1B’s in number over that last several years, PAY NO TAXES PERIOD.”

Has been proven to be an outright lie.

Another of your outright lie:
“125,000+ new LEGAL workers are coming into the country each month!”

The current cap for H1-B is 66,000 (plus another 20,000 from F1 visa transfers) FOR A SINGLE YEAR 2008

http://workpermit.com/news/2007_04_04/us/h-1b_visa_petitions_quota_reached.htm

http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2006/06/6971.ars

http://www.wilmerhale.com/publications/whPubsDetail.aspx?publication=111

Here is a suggestion TO YOU. DO NOT post BS about subjects you know nothing about. DU BS wont get you too far.

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125,000 workers imported per month:



# H-1B's = 130,183.
Total number of workers = between 1,443,265 and 1,595,605.
Divide by 12 = between 120,000 and 133,000 per month.

FYI in 2005 there were 7,572 H-1B's approved from eFiled LCA's and 306,929 approved from faxed LCA's. Data from files downloaded from Foreign Labor Certification Data Center.

I could go on, but I've places to go and things to do.

"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt"? Mark Twain