Shifting Scrutiny of H-1B Visas Raises Eyebrows About Motive
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/shifting-scrutiny-of-h-1b-visas-raises-eyebrows-about-motive
Posted Feb. 14, 2019, 6:21 AM
Agency looking at job requirements, not wage levels
Employers still seeking visas despite extra work, expense
The Trump administration has always given extra scrutiny to the H-1B program, but exactly what its scrutinizing appears to be changing.
In the last year and a half, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has shifted its scrutiny from the amount of wages for new visa holders to whether the positions qualify for a specialty visa in the first place.
The shift is causing immigration attorneys to wonder if USCIS is actively trying to disrupt, slow down, or discourage companies from seeking the skilled guestworker visas.
I believe that they have been using procedural means to achieve their policy goals of decreasing H-1B visas, Sandra Feist of Grell Feist in Minneapolis told Bloomberg Law.
Around mid-2017, the agencys focus was on employers offering entry-level wages to their H-1B workers, questioning whether those entry-level jobs were in fact appropriate for the visa. Now, the focus has shifted to whether the position is a specialty occupation covered by the visa, attorneys say.
It's time to get rid of entry level H-1b completely. There are plenty of entry level Americans who should be doing these jobs. Visas should not be used to lower wages and screw American workers.
It's time for DUers to apply for these H-1b jobs. There should be a lot more openings now so it would be easy.