#visa

Please be aware of this visa abuse. It is favoring H1B employees over citizens. It is silently laying off US citizens.

USCIS reported over 7 million active H1B visas since 2015.

Layoffs will continue to target citizens. Offshoring will continue to happen to India. Then those same people will be brought back in L1b in 4-5 years back to USA. Make tough choices once you open your own business and hire locally. Change needs to start at a grassroots level, vote for policies which are towards tougher immigration policies. 20 years down, US cities will be worse than Toronto. It is in our hands now.

Per changes to renewal of H1B visas, the administration has changed the policy.
H1B work visas will not have 1.5 years automatic extension, rather the visa holders need to go back to their country.

Use this situation in your favor. If FIS is not giving you increment or treating you badly, leave and find a new job.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fury-erupts-us-brand-fires-1600-employees-after-securing-thousands-foreign-worker-visas The same is true for Dell too?

Look who is in the top 20 companies using H1B visas #14
https://www.myvisajobs.com/reports/h1b/

Recently had a coworker had his H1B visa renewal denied.

Has anyone else experienced this or is this an isolated incident?

There must be serious violations of laws involving the H1B Visa abuse that takes place with Fidelity. They also practice segregation by keeping these H1B Visas away from all the non H1B Visa employees. It never felt good, it always felt illegal. There's obviously only 1 reason why they would do this, and it's obviously not talent / qualifications. It's all about the Benjamins. Does anyone know how to file complaints about these obvious violations? I am afraid to speak up at work, because I don't want Fidelity to Retaliate against me. Retaliation is unfortunately a serious concern.

They’re pulling folks straight out of sales teams in India and dropping them into maintenance and engineering gigs on site?
Latest one: Girl with 7 years in BTC sales just landed an electrical engineer role in BMT. And the announcements are full of these examples.
I’m genuinely disgusted and disappointed. When did “fit the role” stop mattering for jobs that keep operations safe and running?

This is pure abuse of L1/L2 visa. Someone should report this

Lost my Job to an H1B visa candidate.
My grandfather and my dad worked here and I tried to continue the legacy..
Sadly got let go and asked to train an H1B. Now my team is full of H1B and H4 through LL4.
During his training, He confessed he didn't have experience and somehow he managed the interview.
Wow!!

Company is retaining H1B and prioritizing visa holder over citizens. Use USCIS tip to report the abuse .

My team is Full of H1B and H4 visas upto LL5 and they pull their own and most of them don't even qualify.
I have seen many qualified locals were let go just to replaced by visas. How does this even fair? How can we stop this?

But kept the H1B/OPT/visa holders.

Thoughts on this? As H1Bs have to go back and apply? Or will they just outsource more to India and keep them there?

H1B and other immigrant hiring salaries are to be revised again and proposal to stop spouse work visa's( H4 visa holders) are in progress. This might give some relief to economy in tough market conditions.

When H1b visa cost more chances are more for employers to hire US students, Citizens and Nationals.

STOP Hiring Foreign Nationals for SMALL Chunks/Chores and Support only High Talented Hires.

If you wish to support this, please comment on the website:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ETA-2026-0001-0001

H1B and J1 visas ki-led Spirit Airlines!!
Is Ford next??
Ford is full of full of Visa folks and laying off locals.
My friend list his daughter who was fighting with cancer as his position got replaced by H1B. And he lost insurance after severence.
Is there a way to stop this??

Layoffs in Corporate Information Technology Visa executives should be ashamed of how they handled these layoffs. Just weeks after celebrating record earnings and profits, they sat behind scripted talking points and treated people like disposable line items in a revolving door operation. While bringing in the largest intern groups in the matter of a week. There was no humanity, no accountability, and no meaningful acknowledgment of the impact on employees and families.

What’s even more concerning is the false narrative being pushed that AI will somehow absorb the workload of the people they eliminated. That simply is not reality. Visa has not implemented mature, effective AI capabilities capable of replacing the operational knowledge, leadership, and technical expertise that walked out the door. The result will be the same pattern seen in many corporations: fewer people doing double the work while executives protect margins and shareholders applaud temporary cost cuts.

What makes this even worse is the culture that remains behind. Fear-based leadership, outdated management practices, and forced “NS/NS” (Needs Strengthening) labels used to create paper trails and justify targeted exits. It’s an old-school corporate playbook disguised as performance management. Simply put…Bad Bosses.

The remaining employees will now carry significantly heavier workloads while operating under executives driven by ego, hierarchy, and optics rather than modern leadership principles. Instead of building psychologically safe, high-performing teams, the environment rewards politics, pressure, and survival mode.

Companies talk endlessly about innovation, AI Transformation, Psychological Saftey yet many leaders still manage people like it’s 1998.

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In 2024, no H1b were impacted but the rest. What is company policy? Is it legal protection for H1b?

For a while, I was afraid to commit
But this week I will be going in like a free spirit.

I was always a high performer, but no one ever gave me the credit..
But this week I will be going in like a free spirit.

The top management has acted one too many times like a bandit.
Which is why this week I will be going in like a free spirit....

I am always contacted by toxic managers during prod issues last minute...
Which is why this week I will be going in like a free spirit.

If what happened at spirit isn't affecting you, sorry to say humanity has lost all its spirit.
Which is why this week I will be going in like a free spirit...

I know my days are numbered,
In this firm, in this town..
Where my hardwork was labelled as a work of a clown.

The news of Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday is inevitable
Which is why this week I will be going in like a free spirit.

I loved this country ever since I got here,
But the hate these days I see is unable to bear..

I spent my youth here like I was investing in a future.
My loved ones back home, wasting away every single day
Never let me feel the guilt of not caring for them.

The administration crackdown on immigration, left many like me say good byes to their loved ones virtually,
Living with guilt to not be able to hold those close who brought me in the life.

Someone will still find a way to make fun of this post,
Which is why I say all hope is lost.

I am walking in this way like a free spirit .

I have given it all,
Through the hardships I stood tall.

I have no desire to fight a battle already lost.
Which is why this week I'm walking in like a free spirit.

Peace and love to all ❤️
Y'all always be my brothers and sisters no matter what..
Which is why this week I'm walking in like a free spirit...

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/57d09c6b-4e73-4df8-888c-debd123349ec

When will ford stop visa hiring. It looks like a IT call center. We have plenty of local talent.

This is good news for all of us and very bad news for FIS.
Now FIS cannot replace your position even thru COGNIZANT.
They have to pay 200K salary.
Call your senator/congressman and ask to support this bill.

Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026

https://crane.house.gov/2026/04/22/rep-crane-introduces-legislation-to-pause-and-reform-the-broken-h-1b-visa-process/

Something coming for H1b. Just under debate. H1b extensions will also be cut down drastically.

Reducing the annual H-1B cap from 65,000 to 25,000 and eliminating existing exemptions
Requiring employers to certify they cannot find a qualified American worker and have not conducted layoffs
Setting a minimum H-1B wage of $200,000 per year
Barring H-1B workers from holding multiple jobs and prohibiting third-party staffing agencies from employing them
Disallowing H-1B workers from bringing dependents to the United States
Prohibiting federal agencies from sponsoring or employing nonimmigrant workers
Ending Optional Practical Training (OPT)
Ensuring nonimmigrant visas remain temporary by prohibiting H-1B holders from adjusting status to permanent residency
Requiring nonimmigrants to depart the United States before changing to another nonimmigrant status

Link:
https://crane.house.gov/2026/04/22/rep-crane-introduces-legislation-to-pause-and-reform-the-broken-h-1b-visa-process/

Here's the link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_vR0dZaYDg

Budget cut is the explanation

Sharing an interesting article on the current future of work and what it now means for U.S. workers, American citizens, new graduates, and the accelerating role of AI.

'https://ifspp.substack.com/p/graduating-into-second-place?utm_medium=email'

Summary:
The trends highlighted in "Graduating Into Second Place" reveal a labor market undergoing a structural shift that disadvantages American workers—especially new college graduates—long before AI enters the picture.

The article points to a widening employment gap between U.S. citizens and foreign graduates in STEM fields, driven largely by federal visa programs that incentivize employers to hire lower‑cost, visa‑dependent labor. These programs, particularly STEM OPT and H‑1B, have become embedded in corporate hiring strategies, creating a parallel workforce pipeline that increasingly displaces domestic talent at the entry level.

For U.S. graduates, the consequences are immediate and sobering. Even after earning advanced degrees, many find themselves competing not only globally but domestically against workers whose employment is subsidized through tax advantages and regulatory structures. The traditional promise—that education leads to stable, upwardly mobile careers—is eroding as entry‑level roles are offshored, outsourced, or filled through visa channels designed to reduce labor costs.

AI compounds these pressures. While the article argues that AI is not the primary driver of current disparities, its rapid adoption accelerates the same dynamics: fewer junior roles, more automation of foundational tasks, and a corporate preference for leaner teams supported by global labor markets. For U.S. workers, this means fewer on‑ramps into professional careers and a steeper climb toward mid‑career stability. For new graduates, it signals a future where opportunity is shaped less by merit and more by policy choices that prioritize cost efficiency over cultivating the domestic workforce.

Tell me again how American companies aren’t laying off American employees and replacing them with cheap foreign H1Bs.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin/news/2026/04/03/oracle-files-thousands-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-amid-mass-layoffs/

Oracle, the software company headquartered in Austin, Texas, has filed thousands of petitions for H-1B visas in the past two fiscal years, even as it lays off thousands of American workers as part of a broader organizational shift. Federal data shows Oracle filed for 2,690 H-1B visas in fiscal year 2025 and 436 so far in fiscal year 2026, totaling over 3,100 visa requests.

https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin/news/2026/04/03/oracle-files-thousands-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-amid-mass-layoffs/

Did anyone else receive update from hr regarding their h1b lottery results?

The intracompany transfer L-1 visa (both L-1A and L-1B) is more abused than the H-1B by the companies. L-1 has no cap and no prevailing wage requirements (unlike H-1B)

https://h1bgrader.com/h1b-sponsors/fis-management-services-llc-v82w1mdx01

FIS is replacing US employees with H1B visa holders.

Why is this not being discussed? Europe is breaking up with Visa and MasterCard to use their own system. What's going to happen to overseas card acceptance? How does this affect Fiserv and other acquirers?

https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/europes-24-trillion-breakup-with-visa-and-mastercard-has-begun/?amp=1

Tesla must face lawsuit alleging it replaced laid-off US workers with H-1B visa holders | Electrek https://share.google/1VrPwTtJ3kMSOejdK

Anyone has more information ?

As someone on Visa, I am losing a hair a second. Hoping someone big buys us.