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Labor Dept. Promises ‘Criminal Referrals’ for Work Visa Fraud, Say Feds
breitbart ^ | JOHN BINDER

Posted on 06/07/2017 7:16:36 AM PDT by davikkm

The Labor Department announced that it will increase protections for Americans as much as it can, while cracking down on fraud and abuse within various foreign guest worker programs. In a news release, the Labor Department said it would implement a series of changes aimed at “aggressively” combating fraud and abuse within visa programs like the H-1B visa.

Every year, more than 100,000 foreign workers are brought to the U.S. on the H-1B visa. Most recently, that number has ballooned to potentially hundreds of thousands each year, as universities and non-profits are exempt from the cap. With more entering the U.S. through the visa, Americans are often replaced.

“Entities who engage in visa program fraud and abuse are breaking our laws and are harming American workers, negatively affecting Americans’ ability to provide for themselves and their families,” Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said in a statement. “We will enforce vigorously those laws, including heightened use of criminal referrals. The U.S. Department of Labor will focus on preventing visa program abuse and take every available legal action against those who abuse these programs.”

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; criminal; fraud; h1b; h1bfraud; labor; visa

1 posted on 06/07/2017 7:16:36 AM PDT by davikkm
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To: davikkm

Visa overstays should be a priority. Revoking work permits might be a good idea. Every name on that list should be easy to catch with e-verify...


2 posted on 06/07/2017 7:19:24 AM PDT by davikkm
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To: davikkm

There is a lot of tourist visa fraud as well. People come here on 6 month tourist visas and work in violation of the terms of the visa. They fly home twice per year so they don’t overstay, but they are still working illegally - typically for cash.


3 posted on 06/07/2017 7:22:06 AM PDT by posterchild (Treade a worme on the tayle, and it must turne agayne.)
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To: davikkm
There's a big apartment complex in my town (eastern Massachusetts,not that far from Boston) that's chock full of Indians.I talked to one once at the train station and he said he was an engineer on a temporary work visa.

Foreigners should be working here *only* in jobs that Americans cannot fill.

4 posted on 06/07/2017 7:23:46 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: Liz; LS; stephenjohnbanker

FYI!

How many virulent and covert Never Trumpsters have been hiring these people illegally over the years.

This runs from the quote simple everyday IT consultant to the mega dot.coms and other digital companies hqed in Silicon Valley.


5 posted on 06/07/2017 7:29:56 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (120+ days without Hilliarly/Huma as POTUS! Covfefe President Trump for this great reality, each day!)
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To: Grampa Dave

Let’s see what he does.......actions speak louder than words.


6 posted on 06/07/2017 7:35:49 AM PDT by Liz ( Liberalism: stnding on your head, then telling the world that it's upside down.)
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To: davikkm
If they aggressively combat fraud and abuse within visa programs like the H-1B visa then programs like the H-1B visa will eventually be shut down for non-use.

Good deal!
7 posted on 06/07/2017 7:52:22 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: Grampa Dave

Plenty!


8 posted on 06/07/2017 8:50:24 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Would Linda Chavez have done that had she been approved for the job?


9 posted on 06/07/2017 9:19:06 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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Labor Dept. Promises ‘Criminal Referrals’ for Work Visa Fraud, Say Feds.

WHEN?

Identity theft can be a lifelong sentence for the victims...

Deport.
Ban.

10 posted on 06/07/2017 10:38:07 AM PDT by publius911 (I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT?)
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