[Political Junkie Too]

Disney did not fire it's U.S. IT workers and replace them with H-1Bs. They outsourced their IT functions to an outside vendor and fired their IT workers. It was the outside vendor who hired the H-1Bs.

From the article:

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HCL America, a branch of a global company based in Noida, India, won a contract with Disney in 2012. In a statement, the company said details of the agreement were confidential. “As a company, we work very closely with the U.S. Department of Labor and strictly adhere to all visa guidelines and requirements to be complied with,” it said.

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You think Disney didn't know exactly what was going to happen when they chose an Indian company? Do you think Disney can hide behind this arm's-length transaction to avoid accountability for worker-laundering? What would it be called if Disney funnelled cash through a foreign company instead?

-PJ

[DoodleDawg]

You think Disney didn't know exactly what was going to happen when they chose an Indian company?

Of course they did.

Do you think Disney can hide behind this arm's-length transaction to avoid accountability for worker-laundering?

Sure they can.

What would it be called if Disney funnelled cash through a foreign company instead?

Money laundering I suppose, which is illegal. But outsourcing to an foreign vendor is not.