#h1b

Doesn't fix the offshore problem, but this is a start!

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/25/2026-17324/fee-for-certain-h-1b-petitions

How come bony can periodically layoff tenured folks and still hire and sponsor 100s of h1bs

Why we keep blaming H1B when things do not work the way we want it to be. H1B is HERE to stay like it or Not! Corporations will always follow the money, any company who can do it cheaper will follow the money. It is too late for the golden age...Let's leave H1B alone and move forward. Worry about your Family, Loves ones and put food on the table for once!

We really need to address Oracles abuse of H1B. They lay off Americans and then hire more H1Bs at the same time. There should be a requirement for capped H1Bs to have to interview for the job with a group of qualified Americans yearly. This way we can prove the H1B is needed over an American. Especially at Oracle. I guarantee the H1B wont' be needed because we have a qualified American for the job.

To end this stupid topic of H1B.
Oracle is not doing anything illegal. But if you have anything to report, please use the appropriate channels to report with evidence or directly call Trump as is is US Government job visa program.
Don't waste time by posting topic about H1B visas here. You should instead use your time to find a new job.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Method: Online USCIS Tip Form or email reporth1babuse@uscis.dhs.gov
Focus: General visa fraud, shell companies, fake job duties, or falsified worker credentials.

Department of Labor (DOL) – Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Method: Phone at 1-866-4-US-WAGE (1-866-487-9243) or via local WHD offices.

Focus: Labor Condition Application (LCA) violations, underpaying prevailing wages, failing to offer benefits, or displacing U.S. workers.

Department of Justice (DOJ) – Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER)
Method: Phone hotline at 1-800-255-7688 or email ier@usdoj.gov
Focus: Discrimination against U.S. workers (e.g., passing over qualified American applicants to favor H-1B holders).

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) / Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
Method: Online HSI Tip Form via the ICE website.
Focus: Large-scale criminal enterprises, systemic visa fraud rings, or human trafficking linked to sponsorship.

If this does not happen, reach out to your representative

Microsoft fired 16,000 Americans and then turned around and hired 9,000 workers under H-1B.

Disney fired 250 employees… [and] had those 250 American employees train their replacements under H-1B.

Same with Ford, GM and Chrysler .
We have Americans that are skilled in all these different areas.

Lot's of discussion going on about H-1B visa abuses.
Teradata OK here?
SA?

Fiserv sends U.S. Citizens that worked for very long time, Out the door first.. Very sad.

The new rule prevents new h1b to enter US. So the only best bet is holding existing H1b's.

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers that has been blocked by the courts.

The fee, first temporarily imposed by Trump last year, dramatically raises the cost of visas that are heavily relied on in the tech, education and research sectors.

A federal judge in June ‌ruled that the fee was illegal and blocked the Trump administration from collecting it.

A Boston-based appeals court is reviewing that ​decision while a different court considers whether a judge properly rejected a challenge to the fee by a major business group.

Trump's temporary fee increase expires in September, one year after it was issued.

The proposed rule by the Department ⁠of Homeland Security, posted in the Federal Register on Monday, would make a fee of $103,265 permanent.

It could be finalized by the end ​of the year.

Everyone is so concerned about layoffs but yet we have hidden job listings for h1bs

https://www.jobs.now/jobs/629312737-staff-software-engineer-ref-17-6831

If there are 10,000 jobs in India. Why are we paying a fortune for these visa workers to be here? Shouldn't they go back to India where they contribute most efficiently to the bank?

If you are not in h1b run out of Citi. You will not be promoted, you will not have any hike whatsoever. If you are from another company - chances are slim to zero that your manager will even care.
How great it is to see the company functioning exactly opposite to the current governments principles. It’s immaculate to see this organization run like this forever.

Big development in the H1B scam. Every Software Engineer position at Capital One contains this text:

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

Is job safe if on H1B visa or going through partially approved GC?

And things got worst with all the h1bs playing politics and amazingly enough h1bs are being hired by h1bs friends and families.

Oracle is following hidden practice of retaining the H1b's and hiring H1b's always and getting rid of Locals.

Either they should layoff H1b's this time more and disclose the numbers

or

They should hire only US and not H1b's

Can the H1B petitions be filed simultaneously after already laying off 21K and now another similar double digit number within 3 months.

This is absolute mockery of immigration system.

H1B will be impacted

Even though the government has increased the H-1B fees, I bet Fiserv will still continue to renew people’s H-1Bs while not giving others their merit increases.

The company pours in millions to h1 folks in the form of application fees, attorney fees etc. but mistreats citizens very badly and low ba--s their salaries. They should move their Head quarters to India.

About training h1b replacing you

New US immigration policies are creating significant challenges for Indian professionals. USCIS guidance now allows for petition rejections without prior requests for evidence. Additionally, a proposed rule aims to eliminate the 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders after job loss. These changes could lead to more immediate departures for affected workers. Experts are observing increased interest in alternative long-term visa options.

United States

https://www.latestly.com/us/h-1b-visa-holders-face-tougher-us-immigration-rules-amid-policy-shifts-report-7551741.html/amp

Salesforce is undergoing layoffs in a story familiar to all here: top, tenured staff targeted, no logic to changes, H1b questions, etc. Maybe this isn't as different as it feels or all executives just stupid, selfish @ssholes?

Citi Tampa hires and promotes H1b for all roles. They never prioritize American interests. While the business is done by Americans priority is given to H1Bs at all levels.

HR comes up with several reasons

1. We weren’t able to find the right talent in Tampa
2. Only Indian h1b holders have the talent - America has got less talent

On the other hand we see Americans working for daily wages at $14 an hour. We see H1b holders buying half grand homes. This company has gone against the policy of the government firing Americans and residents.

143 LCAs filed just in the 1st qtr of this year:

https://www.h1bexposed.tech/company/fiserv

Me and few in my org effected and other are on visa program got protected. What does this mean?

Is the plan to actually integrate/onboard them or replace them with H1-B hires in India, once their systems have been brought over?

There doesn’t seem to be any plan, from what I can tell. Seems like they are trying to figure out what to do with the NatGen folks. Or maybe they aren’t in the plans for the future, and that’s the reason.

Does it make sense for companies to hired h1bs while layoffs are ongoing?

Only Americans will be laid off. H1B and other visa types are a legal obligation, and are expensive to hire, rehire and layoff. So, it is better to be as a H1B employee. You will not be touched and if you have a same caste manager, you have super powers.

USCIS reported over 7 million active H1B visas since 2015!
This is a shame!!!
GM should stop hiring H1B, OPT, H4 and CPT visas.
The amount of incompetence I’m exposed to on a daily basis at work in quite frightening.
We have more qualified and hardworking locals who can get these jobs.

The biggest h1b abuse in the country happens within premises of CITI in Tampa.

I've seen lots of engineers who are on visa.
No basic coding skills or any work ethics.
Been in industry for over 25 years.
Seen enough of visa scams . Ford should stop hiring Visas!!

Citi Tampa is more like hire Indian h1b fire American
Exactly opposite of what the government intends to. How great that is for America
H1b first ….

Corporate managers are actively exploiting the immigration system, practicing race and caste discrimination, and displacing qualified U.S. citizens.

Your immediate action is required to stop them.If you witness visa fraud, discriminatory favoritism based on race or caste, or hidden Labor Condition Application (LCA) postings, you have a civic and legal duty to blow the whistle.

Federal agencies rely directly on worker reports to shut down these illegal operations, penalize corrupt management, and enforce fair hiring practices.

Do not remain silent while corporate entities bypass federal law at the expense of American workers.Take action immediately by preserving evidence and filing formal complaints through these critical federal channels:

Document LCA Violations: Take clear photographs of mandatory Labor Condition Application (LCA) postings as physical evidence. Federal law requires these to be conspicuously displayed on corporate notice boards, breakroom bulletin boards, or directly inside manager and contractor rooms.

USCIS Fraud Detection: Submit explicit details of visa manipulation directly via the USCIS Tip Form at uscis.govDepartment of Labor:

File a formal workforce exploitation complaint with the DOL Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov

Civil Rights Violations: Report the displacement of citizen employees, racial bias, or caste discrimination to the DHS Civil Rights Complaint Portal at dhs.gov

EEOC Enforcement: Trigger a formal federal investigation into national origin, race, or caste-based discrimination via the EEOC Public Portal at eeoc.gov

By politicians to address layoffs and limiting h1b visas or suspending those for at least a year or more.

https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/the-traitorous-eight-tech-ceos-h1b

I'm tired of hearing the same lazy narrative that Indian H1B IT professionals are "stealing jobs."

Let's settle a few things.

Indian IT professionals didn't invent the global labor market. Companies did.

If an employer in the U.S. hires someone from India, it's because they believe that person delivers better value , not because someone stole a seat at the table.

Many Indian engineers work 12–16 hour days, often across multiple time zones, while being paid significantly less than their counterparts in the West. That isn't exploitation by Indian workers; it's a business decision made by the companies doing the hiring. Or Companies wisely hiring 6 people in India instead of 1 person in west for same budget.

So here's my question: Why do some people assume they're entitled to earn five or six times more simply because they were born in a different country? In a capitalist market, compensation follows perceived value, skills, demand, and business economics—not nationality.

Another claim I constantly see is that Indians are somehow less capable. Yet if you look across the global technology industry, you'll find Indian-origin leaders running some of the world's most influential companies. That didn't happen because of charity. It happened because they proved themselves.

No one is forcing companies to hire Indian engineers. No one is forcing founders or executives to build engineering teams in Hyderabad or Bengaluru. Those decisions are made because businesses believe they're getting exceptional talent and results.

If you believe someone is taking your job, perhaps the better question isn't "Why did they hire them?" but "Why did they choose them over me?"

That's how competition works.

You don't have to like globalization. You don't have to like outsourcing. But blaming individual engineers who accepted opportunities offered to them misses the point entirely.

If you disagree, explain why. I'm interested in arguments based on facts and economics—not stereotypes.