Immigration
Oct. 1, 2016
Broken H-1B program: litigation alternatives to immigration reform
The H-1B program should provide immigrant technical workers to employers who need their services in a fair, nonexploitive manner. Until it does so, attorneys will continue to be forced to find alternative ways to protect their clients. By Maria L. Ontiveros
Imagine three hypothetical high-tech workers affected by the H-1B guest worker visa program.
Worker #1 was recruited in India by an established software company to fill an opening in their programming department. He is basically happy, although he feels underpaid relative to his American co-workers and others in the industry. He cannot quit to find work elsewhere and knows he dare not complain because his visa is tied t...
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