This ad sought applicants for a java developer job, specifying H-1B visa holders only.
Posted on 06/19/2017 12:59:58 PM PDT by NobleFree
An Iowa information technology staffing company last week posted an ad that essentially told American citizens they need not apply.
The ad by American Technology Consulting, posted to the recruiting website ZipRecruiter, sought a java developer to work in San Diego. Initially, it stated “H1B Only,” a reference to the H-1B guest worker visa program for high-skilled workers. The company changed the ad and deleted reference to the H-1B visas, but critics said it likely violates the Civil Right Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of citizenship and national origin.
“It’s explicitly against the law,” said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies. “This isn’t some gray area. But it does tell you what this company is about.”
Krikorian, who retweeted a screen shot of the original ad on Friday, said it should attract the attention of the Department of Justice to see if the company is complying with employment laws.
"It doesn't matter that the ad doesn't say that anymore," he said.
Tara Jose, the president of American Technology Consulting, blamed the ad on a third-party vendor that improperly included the H-1B language. She said her company ordered the ad changed immediately and audited other advertisements in its name. From now on, she said, ATC will place its own ads directly.
"Being a U.S. citizen myself, I completely agree with you," she said. "Once we became aware of it, it came down immediately. That's not what we do at all … It's unacceptable. It's not what we do or how we work."
Jose said her company has workers of a variety of backgrounds and does not turn away citizens seeking jobs. The company's website has a slideshow presentation explaining how H-1B workers can transfer their visas from their current employers to ATC.
John Miano, an employment law attorney who wrote a 2015 book about abuses in the immigration system, said most companies have been savvier about favoring guest workers from foreign countries.
"The fact is that this has been going on for a long time, but now it's largely been driven underground because of all the attention," he said. "The ads used to be a lot more common."
The Justice Department announced in April that it would pursue companies that use the H-1B program to discriminate against Americans. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials also launched a website, ReportH1BAbuse@uscis.dhs.gov, seeking tips on alleged violations.
This ad sought applicants for a java developer job, specifying H-1B visa holders only.
The ad later was changed, removing references to H-1B workers.
It is unclear how many, if any, investigations are underway. A spokesman for the Justice Department said the agency does not comment on pending cases.
Donna Conroy, director of the advocacy group Bright Future Jobs, said companies are not as blatant as they once were. Her group published a report in 2014 highlighting four help-wanted ads posted on an Indian job portal from October through December 2013 by Experis IT India, a subsidiary of Manpower Group. There were no comparable ads on U.S. job portals during that period, according to the report.
Conroy said her organization's report worked — for a time. Then she started seeing them again until the Justice Department announced it would examine possible discrimination cases.
"Just after the executive order went out, I did notice they're gone. Public pressure does work … If you call them on it, then they'll behave."
"Quietly, they were revising those ads," she said. "Then they returned. Just after the executive order went out, I did notice they're gone. Public pressure does work … If you call them on it, then they'll behave."
Sara Blackwell, who has represented a number of workers making claims against companies that use H-1B workers, said relying on guest workers does not just hurt U.S. citizens; it also hurts legal permanent residents with green cards.
"You are discriminating against foreigners in the United States as well," she said.
Krikorian, of the Center for Immigration Studies, said when a company is advertising for H-1B workers en masse, the reason likely is a desire to keep wages down.
"It's exclusively about cheap labor," he said. "When you're on that volume, that's just about cheap labor."
Blackwell said there is another reason. Workers on H-1B visas offer employers more control since the companies sponsor the visas and can withdraw them, and guest workers cannot easily switch jobs.
Blackwell said it would be great if the Justice Department investigated firms. But she said companies have a great deal of leeway to bypass Americans in favor of guest workers.
"Most of the things that these companies are doing that are so horrible for American citizens and legal immigrants, it's legal," he said. "Most of this stuff is legal."
Lying skank
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Tara Jose, the president of American Technology Consulting, blamed the ad on a third-party vendor that improperly included the H-1B language. /////
Bull.
No problem. All applications with an “American-sounding” name will be tossed in the trash.
I think they’re a recruiting firm which is WORSE because the big companies can keep their names out of the want ads and STILL get H1Bs.
And just because they don’t put that in the ad now, doesn’t mean they’re not waiting for a cheap labor India to show up for the job.
of course it’s bull
no one would EVER think to include those words if it weren’t the culture there
it’s not the sort of thing that comes about by typo or innocent error
I’d wager that their internal memos do in fact say “H1B ONLY” all over the place.
The third-party vendor probably had the ad done by an H-1B employee who thought nothing of it.
Even if they don’t admit it in a post, they do it and have been doing it for decades.
Trump, where are you?
Throw the book at them, cancel all government contracts or subcontracts, if any, and ban them from bidding for at least 10 years.
THAT will get their attention..............
[ Iowa IT Firm Caught Posting ‘No Americans’ Job Listing ]
Of course not. There has been a silent war on American I/T workers since Obama took office.
Oh, sure some Americans still have those jobs. But there is great hostility towards American I/T workers. By simply freezing them out.
You two are correct. She is absolutely lying through her teeth.
It’s an terrible lie, too. No one would believe such idiocy.
Well, maybe an Obama voter.
Hurry up and apply. When you don't get the job lawyer up.
Why don't Zuckerberg, Buffett, Bezos and Gates, et al. kick in some money to fund a program to teach programing skills to America's underclass? Isn't that Liberals like to talk about? I guess it doesn't personally benefit them, so they won't do it.
I say at least 20 years. Let them go work at the Burger King.
There used to be a video on Youtube of a law firm giving a seminar on how to use every legal means to avoid hiring Americans. For instance, if the law said they had to advertise it for 30 days with no interest they would take out an ad in a Korean language newspaper. The video used to be on the law firm’s website because they were so proud of how they could advise clients on working around the laws but bad publicity made them take it down. How many law firms do the same thing without being stupid enough to put a video on their home page?
When in doubt, blame the vendors. I keep a few handy to toss under buses, myself. :-)
Iowa IT Firm Caught Posting ‘No Americans’ Job Listing
An Iowa information technology staffing company last week posted an ad that essentially told American citizens they need not apply.The ad by American Technology Consulting, posted to the recruiting website ZipRecruiter, sought a java developer to work in San Diego.
Typical lying left wing liberal!
Tara Jose, the president of American Technology Consulting, blamed the ad on a third-party vendor that improperly included the H-1B language. She said her company ordered the ad changed immediately and audited other advertisements in its name. From now on, she said, ATC will place its own ads directly.
“Being a U.S. citizen myself, I completely agree with you,” she said. “Once we became aware of it, it came down immediately. That’s not what we do at all … It’s unacceptable. It’s not what we do or how we work.”
It is probably a safe bet, that she never supported Trump as a candidate nor as our president!
Wonder how much her company and she contributed to Clinton?
CLINTON JOSE - Director of Staffing Services
SIMON BOND - Head of Recruitment
ANAND MANUEL - Marketing Manager
JOICE TITUS - Training & Placement Director
" We are an Iowa-based IT Consulting firm servicing clients all over the country. When it comes to IT projects and placement, we strive for excellence and accept nothing less. We take consulting to the next level. ATC offers jobs with competitive salary and benefit packages. We sponsor H1B visa and green cards for qualified candidates. ATC works with the most experienced and best ranked attorneys to manage all immigration-related matters. If you are on a H1B visa and looking for a lucrative opportunity with Green Card sponsorship, then let American Technology Consulting help you."
http://www.american-technology.net
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