H 1B visa racket busted in US, 11 Indians arrested

H1B VISA RACKET

IN THE NET: US federal agents busted a H1B visa racket spread across seven states.

New York: A Federal Grand Jury has indicted 11 people, all of them of Indian-origin, in six states on H-1B visa fraud charges, and an information technology company called Vision Systems Group.

Vision Systems Group is based in New Jersey, but it has an Iowa office in Coon Rapids.

Federal law enforcement accuses Vision Systems Group of defrauding the US government, and ultimately costing American workers computer jobs.

"What we found here is that some folks have found some ways to make misrepresentations to the government that disadvantage American workers who did not have the opportunity to apply for the real jobs that existed," says US Citizenship and Immigration Services official Michael Aytes.

The Fed say Vision Systems Group sponsored highly-skilled foreign computer workers through a temporary professional worker visa.

The US grants H-1B visas if companies meet stringent conditions. The companies must justify the need, disclose the job's exact location and pay a locally prevailing wage.

US Department of Labor records showed that in 2004, Vision Systems Group sought the government's permission to hire foreign workers as programmer analysts in Coon Rapids at a $38,000 starting salary.

The same job listing for the same company that same year in Somerset, New Jersey started from $40 to $47,000, which was $2,000 to $9,000 higher.

The indictment accuses Vision Systems of obtaining the government's permission to import I-T workers to Coon Rapids at a locally acceptable salary.

But the Fed said that in reality, Vision Systems sent those employees to California or New Jersey, paying them the lower salary tailored for Coon Rapids.

"I think it directly affects American workers. I think you could look at these locations where these workers were, and that they probably displaced qualified American workers because they were working at a lower wage than the prevailing wage of that location," said US Attorney Matthew Whitaker.

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[supercalifragable]

Andhra, Bangalore, Chennai. Most h1b visa from these areas are gotten through bodyshops. South Indians love to come to US but they don't want to play by the rules.

[CeoOfKFC]

Blame Desi Consulting Firms. Majority Fake. Most of them Andrah people. Get the fuck out of the US.

[TheSpeckofdust]

@udennyn --we are going to kick out every lunatic politician who proposes free trade---

even if he gets elected we are going to make his life more tougher--

you are already seeing a wave of protests across southern Europe,UK,USA

--People say that when ship is sinking Rats are the ones who move out first

As a Parasitic rat and JOB BEGGAR--its your time to move out and build some toilets in your country

70% of INDIANS excrete in open air

Use your engineering in Building Toilets

[TheSpeckofdust]

@udennyn --

Before WW2--Europe USA and UK went through great Depression and Economic Upheavels--Most of their countries were full packed with Immigrants

Once Great Depression started --people started detesting Immigrants--but Politicians were secluded

when Full blown crisis unfolded--Immigrants were Kicked out , then started Rise of Mussoloni in ITALY, Hitler and Many Right wing Fundamentalists

A wave of Right wing Ideology is sweeping West

INDIANS will suffer worst,Pack your bags

[TheSpeckofdust]

@udennyn

No , Global economy will correct itself--for over 20 years you have Vast Third world Immigration and Globalization

Today tide is turning against you--

An increasing sense of Nationhood and Collectivism is sweeping Europe

Not many countries in EU are Open to free trade due to vast Unemployment

USA even has worse yet to come with over 55 Trillion$ unfunded Liabilites, and 15 Trillion $ national Debt..12 wars overseas

USA is largest Debtor nation in Human history --

[TheSpeckofdust]

@udennyn ---Even today UPPER CLASS --WHite skin tone Obsessed Brahminical Parasites are ready to surrender their soverignity and are willing to let USA to become their master

Many INDIANS have no PROBLEM to become a COLONY of USA..

Infact most of INDIANS welcome Americans or any WHITE SKIN Europeans for colonization

Bal gangadhar Tilak --once said that, he is ashamed to fight against British because they are FAIR in color and they Represent his BRAHMINICAL Dream

[TheSpeckofdust]

@udennyn --who is in bed with soviet Union?-- have you ever verified how man Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus have died for Freedom struggle?

Over 3 Million Sikhs have sacrificed their lives in 120 years of Freedom struggle

Over 12 Million Muslims died

and just 25000 Hindus died resisting British empire--_Those who died are Lower class ones

Truth is Its --INDIAN Upper class which supported British Invasion, Most of clerks employed by british were Upper class

[TheSpeckofdust]

@xgotfiveonitx ---INDIAN upper class is deluded--Brahmins have never ruled any empire--they were Good Bootlickers and scheemers

The whole conception of INDIA is a Myth created by British--

Winston churchill was right---INDIA is a geographical Location, not a Country..INDIA is like Equator---

Thanks to HINDU supremacists --They have had 2 Names for the NATION

#

HINDUSTAN--a country only meant for HINDU( An Apartheid state)

INDIA--a common usage for Outside world

[TheSpeckofdust]

@udennyn ---Its only your delusion , that you presume India never forced anything--But your neighbours think that you are arrogant Pushy country , thinking itself as some Monarch of Asia, with US support

let USA leave Afghanistan--Then INDIANS will have great GangBang with Aghanistan Taliban for the damages you have caused along with your Master USA..

You are killing Aadivasis for Minerals--in Karnataka,Jharkand--Whole Maoist red corridor is against INDIAN Suppresion

[TheSpeckofdust]

@udennyn -- INDIAN colonized of Sikkim--India captured Sikkim that too illegally and more over , Once Portuguese left Goa, INDIA deployed its Embassy , that too without Approval of Portugal.

INDIA even supported tamil tigers which were responsible for around 40000 deaths of sinhalese

INDIA forced myanmar not to build any Irrigational dams along Brahmaputra..

Stop Living in a deluded paradise--INDIA even stopped 350 Million $ Reparation Money to Pakistan after Independence