Posted on 01/20/2016 9:47:51 AM PST by ConservingFreedom
A native-born employee at Disney who was fired spoke out against abuse in the H-1B visa program, explaining how he was replaced by cheap foreign labor, in a new ad campaign produced by the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
Last year, Disney World fired 250 American workers and replaced them with cheaper foreign workers, through the H-1B visa program.
One of those displaced American workers was Leo Perrero who said he and his co-workers were shocked and surprised when they heard the news that they were being fired.
"We thought we were being brought in to be delivered news of accolades, bonuses, and possibly promotions because I had just received my best possible performance review," Perrero said. "It was a complete surprise when we walked into this room and we could feel the chill in the air that something good was not going to happen."
"The Disney executive broke the news to us, we were shocked and surprised that we were told our jobs were ending in 90 days," he said. "We would be laid off in 90 days and not only that, we would have to train foreign replacements that were just brought into our country on foreign guest worker programs."
Perrero notes that this action was not an anomaly and abuse in the H-1B visa program is happening all over the country.
"This story must be told - Americans must be warned and take action," said Dan Stein, president of FAIR. "Walt Disney is one of many well-known examples of companies exploiting gaping holes in our nation's immigration system to displace and undermine American workers."
"There is a popular perception that companies can only use foreign guest workers when qualified American workers are not available," he said. "That perception is just false. Guest worker programs are riddled with loopholes written by business lobbyists that allow their clients to bring in foreign workers pretty much at will."
The full ad can be viewed here.
And which repub candidates support H1b visas?
While in Florida over the holidays, my father-in-law made the suggestion to go to Disney. The wife and I foo-foo’d the idea. Told’em, “Pops, let’s just stick around and go out to eat..too much walking”.
He agreed. After hearing all the stories of Americans being laid off in place of H1B’s....Disney, you can go screw yourself.
The guy is blinking his eyes. What does that tell you? Can’t deny it’s wrong what they are putting him through.
AWESOME!!! It would be nice if everyone in the US Senate and HOR and those campaigning for that have to watch this infomercial and comment on it.
Walt Disney is spinning in his grave over how these SP Capos who’ve taken control of his once proud company.
Good. The new hate speech? Truth. Telling everyone the truth about this and other PC arenas is righteous. Truth is good. Truth.
Cruz and Trump get A-, Santorum A, no other candidate higher than C+.
If you already have, thank you.
Sickening.
Wish we could send 0blama to the newly discovered planet for exile and name it planet “0bama”.
Looking forward to reading the inevitable crap quality control reports.
Even if there were such reports, how does hiring any foreigners—especially ones you BRING into the country for the express purposes of working (meaning not already here)—justify such a move?
Normally, you’d fire the IT managers, perhaps a few key people, and replace them until quality improves. Granted, that might actually require executive management to work harder.
Firing EVERYBODY, and replacing them ALL with foreign workers from overseas, reeks of a financial decision, not a performance one.
The H1-B program has a specific reason to be in existence. Getting cheap labor is NOT the purpose as written by Congress. There are legal requirements that must be made before you can employ someone with this status. Using H1-B to cut labor costs is not a valid reason under the law.
ALL of them!
In case anyone missed the news.....
A few months ago Congress also authorized the spouse of any H-1B visa holder to legally work in the USA, too!
H-1B Is Designed to Allow Employers to Replace Americans with Cheap Foreign Workers
H-1B Is Designed to Allow Employers to Pay Foreign Workers Extremely Low Wages
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