You Won’t Believe The Latest Massive Immigration Fraud Uncovered By the Trump Admin

2. Americans Are Sometimes Replaced by H-1B Workers

One of the most controversial complaints involves cases in which U.S. employees were laid off and then replaced by H-1B visa holders or foreign contract workers. Several high-profile incidents over the years have fueled conservative arguments that the program is being used as a labor-cost reduction tool rather than a talent-recruitment program.

Here’s the thing: If a company can replace an American worker with a visa holder, there likely was no true labor shortage to begin with.

3. Fraud and Abuse Are Difficult to Detect

Then there’s the fraudulent credentials, fake work experience, shell companies, and visa mills that submit large numbers of applications, as Sen. Schmitt has reported.