Some critics are arguing that Indian-Americans overseeing IT services firms are being unfairly held accountable for the others who misuse the H-1B visa system. Those company owners are being scapegoated, they say, for the widespread abuse of the program in order to harness cheap labor.<\/p>\n
In an article for Bloomberg, H-1B critic Norman Matloff blames U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, among others for what he calls the demonization of an ethnic group. Sen. Schumer had referred to Indian businesses as \u201cchop shops.\u201d That does not mean, argues Matloff, that he believes the IT industry offshore is in the clear; they often hire cheap labor. But, he says, India does not “abuse” the foreign worker system more than any other country within the technology industry. <\/p>\n
If Congress does boost the current H-1B visa cap, as so many hope, there is a concern that U.S. tech workers will be at a greater disadvantage, battling against (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some critics are arguing that Indian-Americans overseeing IT services firms are being unfairly held accountable for the others who misuse the H-1B visa system. Those company owners are being scapegoated, they say, for the widespread abuse of the program in…<\/span><\/p>\n