Reference News Network, November 28 report. According to the website of "The Hindustan Times" on November 26, former U.S. Representative and economist Dave Brat claimed that the H-1B visa system is plagued by large-scale fraud, with the number of visas granted in just one region of India exceeding 2.5 times the total quota of this visa.
The report said that Brat stated on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast that the H-1B visa system is "manipulated by large-scale fraud," and the number of visas issued to India has increased beyond what the law allows.
It is worth noting that the H-1B visa is issued to foreign workers, and it is used by American companies to hire talent from abroad. Indian citizens are the biggest beneficiaries of this temporary work visa program.
Brat said: "71% of H-1B visas go to India, while only 12% go to China. This shows some problems there. The cap on H-1B visas is only 85,000, but Madras alone in India received 220,000, which is 2.5 times the limit set by Congress. Therefore, that is fraud."
He continued to describe how this issue poses a threat to American workers, and how "one of these people" might "take away your family's job, mortgage, and house."
He said: "So it's important, when I talk about H-1B visas, you need to think of your cousins, your aunt and uncle, and your grandparents. One of these people comes over claiming they are skilled; but they are not skilled, that is fraud. They take away your family's job, your mortgage, your house, and all of that."
It is worth noting that this happened during the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. Since taking office, Trump has signed several executive orders and made several decisions to expel "illegal foreigners" from the United States and to restrict immigration.
The report also mentioned that Indian-American diplomat Mahvash Sadiq also claimed that the H-1B system is plagued by large-scale fraud. She said that most of the work visas obtained by Indians were acquired through fraudulent means.
Sadiq worked at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai from 2005 to 2007, and she made these remarks on a podcast.
She said that 80% to 90% of the visas issued to Indians - mainly H-1B visas - are fraudulent, based on fake degrees or forged documents, or applied for by people who are not eligible for the application.
(Translated by Feng Xue)
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