Feds plan 25,000 on-site H-1B inspections

[Newsjock]

Source: Computerworld

U.S. immigration officials are taking H-1B enforcement from the desk to the field with a plan to conduct 25,000 on-site inspections of companies hiring foreign workers over this fiscal year.

The move marks a nearly five-fold increase in inspections over last fiscal year, when the agency conducted 5,191 site visits under a new site inspection program. The new federal fiscal year began Oct. 1.

Tougher enforcement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services comes in response to a study conducted by the agency last year that found fraud and other violations in one-in-five H-1B applications.

In a letter to U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Alejandro Mayorkas, director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services, said the agency began a site visit and verification program in July to check on the validity of H-1B applications.

... Mayorkas is a former federal prosecutor who was recently appointed by President Barack Obama.

Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141047/Feds_plan_25_000_on_site_H_1B_inspections

[sybylla]

1. K & R

One more reason to be thankful the chimperor is gone. They always talked a nasty game on immigration but never did a thing to make sure existing laws were being enforced.

[tridim]

2. Start with Chase Bank please. nt

[EnviroBat]

4. Oh my God! No kidding!

I worked at the Headquarters in Columbus OH for awhile. Though I'd stepped into New Delhi.

[OhioChick]

3. K&R n/t

[AzDar]

5. Good.

:thumbsup:

[ihavenobias]

6. # 15. n/t

[mopinko]

7. fancy that.

enforcing the laws.
i thought the goopers were the law and order guys. not.

[ChromeFoundry]

8. good to hear. n/t