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| Homeland Security Dept. Cannot 'Precisely' Track the Number of Foreigners Working on H-1B Visas |
| 2011-01-19 |
| No one knows how many foreign workers with H-1B visas are in the United States at any given time because of "limitations in agency data," a new report says. Congress created the H-1B visa program in 1990 so U.S. employers could hire temporary, skilled foreign workers to give their companies a competitive edge. Many H-1B workers come here to work in high-tech fields. By law, the number of foreign workers holding H-1B visas is capped, currently at 65,000. Not "precisely", eh? I'm actually please that we can do this well given that we can't even seem to be able to identify military personnel who are owed a $35k for being forced to remain in the military. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #6 Congress created the H-1B visa program in 1990 so U.S. employers could hire temporary, skilled foreign workers I see the two problems right off. Hint: the first one is "Congress". Guess the second. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-01-19 22:27 |
| #5 They can't manage a database of 65,000? Some people have that many Friends on Facebook. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-01-19 19:20 |
| #4 Limitations in agency data? And how many millions/billions did they squander on their database? More importantly, who got the contract and who got the kickbacks? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-01-19 18:20 |
| #3 There is a golden lining in this: once/as these H-1B holders are located, they could receive a $53k check; then when all the chaecks are gone, the Army can truthfully say, that all checks have been mailed, and at the same time, the HS weasels can say they have positively located XXX numbers of H1-B holders. a win-win for Obumble |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2011-01-19 14:47 |
| #2 Just wait until they get to hold your medical records! This is going to be fun! ... NOT! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-01-19 14:16 |
| #1 And this is surprising to anyone that actually pays attention because..... ? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-01-19 14:11 |