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I will be going like a free spirit

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...

#Poetry #Layoffs #MentalHealth #Burnout #Visa

New H1b changes

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/

#H1B #Layoffs #OPT #Visa

The Future of Work Now

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.

#AI #H1B #Visa

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/

#H1B #OrganizationalChange #Visa

Visa MasterCard Europe Issue

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

#Visa #FinancialServices #Speculation

Laying off Canadians while bringing foreigners to replace

Makes sense right? Indians, Malaysians, and mo----------g Americans. Expats and temporary. I bet their visa application indicates “specialized” roles no one in the company can perform. No sh•t, the company laid them off to maximize money laundering and siphoning billing to overseas.

#Canada #Layoff #Layoffs #Visa #Company

Report! Report! Report!

There’s been a lot of heated discussion and debate around H-1B visas lately. Strip away the politics and emotions, and the issue really comes down to one simple question:

Can American workers do this job with a reasonable amount of training?

The H-1B program was created to address genuine skill shortages—roles where specialized expertise is scarce in the U.S. workforce. There are absolutely cases where this applies: highly specialized research, niche quantitative problems, or roles that truly require rare, advanced expertise.

For many of the positions being filled at BlackRock—particularly at junior and mid-level roles—this question deserves serious scrutiny. These are often jobs for which qualified American professionals already exist, or could become fully effective with standard on-the-job training. In such cases, the use of H-1B visas appears less like a response to a true skills shortage and more like a convenient alternative to hiring domestically.

There are also growing concerns that in some teams, hiring decisions may rely heavily on internal networks or favoritism rather than a fair and open recruitment process that genuinely considers qualified American candidates. When entire teams are composed predominantly of H-1B workers, it raises legitimate questions about compliance with both the intent of the law and fair hiring practices—questions that merit review by the appropriate government authorities. Beyond legal issues, this kind of imbalance can affect team dynamics, workplace diversity of perspectives, and trust in the fairness of the system.

That matters because the H-1B program is not meant to replace the domestic workforce. The law requires employers to show that hiring an H-1B worker will not disadvantage U.S. workers in terms of opportunity, wages, or working conditions. When roles that Americans can clearly perform are filled through visa sponsorship, it raises serious concerns about whether the spirit—and possibly the letter—of the law is being respected.

If you believe a colleague on an H-1B visa is occupying a role that qualified American workers can perform, the appropriate response is not online outrage but formal legal action. Report the situation through the appropriate authorities so it can be investigated.

Accountability helps everyone. It protects American workers, preserves the integrity of the H-1B program for truly hard-to-fill roles, and encourages companies like BlackRock to invest in and prioritize domestic talent where it makes sense. Replacing H-1B positions with qualified American workers isn’t anti-immigrant—it’s pro-fairness and pro-law.

#H1B #Visa #Report #Compliance #Whistleblower

Who Are The Top H-1B Employers In North Texas?

https://dallasexpress.com/business-markets/dallas-express-analysis-who-are-the-top-h-1b-employers-in-north-texas/

Well how about that...?

From global consultancies to public universities, federal visa records show how H-1B hiring has quietly reshaped the workforce of North Texas’ largest cities over the past five years.

From January 1, 2020, through September 30, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services records show thousands of H-1B approvals across Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, and Collin counties, underscoring how private companies and public institutions alike are reshaping local labor markets through foreign-worker hiring.

Supporters argue the visa remains essential for competitiveness.

Former Republican Presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy, who has drawn national attention for defending the program, has argued that it is necessary because “American culture has venerated mediocrity,” and that foreign workers better fit the demands of American businesses, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.

However, the AFL-CIO’s 2025 H-1B fact sheet suggested that employers embrace H-1B labor as a cheaper alternative compared to Americans.

“In fiscal year 2019, 60 percent of H-1B positions were paid at the lowest two levels, meaning they were paid below the median wage for the occupation and location,” read the document.

72% of H-1B visas are awarded to workers from India, with 12% going to those from China, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data.

Universities have emerged as some of the most aggressive users.

The University of Texas at Dallas spent more than $1.1 million on H-1B sponsorship costs since 2020 and secured roughly 300 approvals over that period, according to records obtained by The Dallas Express.

Because public universities are exempt from the annual H-1B cap, they can file petitions year-round, making taxpayer-funded institutions less restricted than their private-sector counterparts, who must compete for 85,000 annual visas.

The private sector visa footprint is large in Texas.

In Dallas alone, KPMG recorded 2,572 approvals, UT Southwestern Medical Center 1,326, Dallas Independent School District 1,272, and Texas Instruments 988, according to the USCIS Data Hub.

Texas Instruments has become a flashpoint. The Dallas-based semiconductor firm received up to $1.61 billion in federal CHIPS Act incentives and then laid off American workers while continuing to hire H-1B employees, according to reporting by The Dallas Express.

Prominent activists and organizations have raised concerns about the H-1B visa program in recent federal public comment periods on reforming the visa program.

Fran Rhodes, president of the True Texas Project, wrote that the program is “riddled with fraud and abuse, and puts American workers at a disadvantage, while creating a financial advantage for the companies hiring foreign workers at a lower pay scale,” reported by DX.

However, the Association of American Universities reportedly urged DHS to avoid reforms that would disrupt the pipeline from student visas to H-1B employment, warning that abrupt changes could harm research capacity and faculty recruitment.

The Dallas Express has prepared the tables below to give Texans a sense of how the program is directly affecting their communities.

Dallas County
Dallas
Rank Employer Total Approvals
1 KPMG 2,572
2 UT Southwestern Medical Center 1,326
3 Dallas Independent School District 1,272
4 Texas Instruments 988
5 AT&T 952

#H1B #Visa #Layoffs

What’s going on?

Dearborn folks- from ITeK, Rotunda, and other ford offices
I felt like I’ve stepped into A call center in India.
Almost 90% on visas. What’s going on?

#Visa #Culture

H1

The disproportionate presence of Indian leaders hiring and promoting mostly Indian H1-B candidates speaking their language into SVP and other VP roles in Tampa raises concerns about favoritism and closed networks. When leadership pipelines lack balance - opportunities for other equally qualified professionals are very limited.

#India #H1B #Visa #SVP #VP

US labor secretary's statement stating H-1B's are visa scams alarms US tech workers worried over tech behemoths engaged in mass layoffs

President Trump’s Secretary of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, had a one-on-one interview this week with The Daily Signal, a media outlet founded by The Heritage Foundation, the influential conservative think tank.

Chavez-DeRemer said her agency is currently working on almost 200 investigations, including the efforts of “Project Firewall,” an initiative that specifically monitors companies that are scamming and abusing the H-1B vias program.

Chavez-DeRemer asserts that before U.S. companies apply for the H-1B visa program, “you want to advertise to the American worker first, you want to make sure you can’t find an American worker first, and then apply for the H-1B program.”

She added, “The goal is to make sure that we have a trained workforce. So if these companies are going to use the program, we want to make sure that they’re also training American workers, so we can offer it to them first.”

U.S. Tech Workers, a nonprofit group formed by the Institute for Sound Public Policy to pressure the federal government for visa program reform and ensure companies hire U.S. tech workers first before recruiting abroad, responded to the Secretary’s comments.

U.S. Tech Workers characterizes as literal Chavez-DeRemer’s description of her ideal situation — companies advertising to American workers first — and wrote to clarify the limits of the actual legal responsibilities of H-1B employers: “Alarming to see @SecretaryLCD get basic H-1B facts wrong. She claims employers must first advertise jobs to Americans first-which is FALSE. There's no labor market test required, just self-attestation. How can you reform a program to protect Americans if you don't understand it?”

U.S. Tech Workers added: “It also appears that Project Firewall is merely targeting low-hanging IT bodyshops that once published ‘hiring H-1B only’ on job ads, rather than going after the Big Tech behemoths engaged in mass layoffs while simultaneously sponsoring visas. No structural rule changes are being proposed, such as closing the outsourcing loophole or raising the prevailing wage requirements. Disappointing @USDOL.”

The U.S. Tech Workers is not without influence or connections. The founder of the group, Kevin Lynn, met with President Trump at the White House in August 2020, when the President signed an executive order to, according to Trump, “finalize H1-B regulations so that no American worker is replaced ever again. H1-Bs, which are a scam should be used for top, highly paid talent to create American jobs, not as inexpensive labor program to destroy American jobs.”

#H1B #Visa #VisaSponsorship #Employees

Ex-U.S. congressman alleges H-1B visa fraud in India

Ohhhhhh .You’ve done it again.

former Rep. Dave Brat alleges large-scale H-1B visa fraud linked to India.
Claims Chennai consulate issued 220,000 visas, far above the 85,000 cap.
Former U.S. diplomat reported forged documents, political pressure at same consulate...........................................................

#Chennai #H1B #India #Visa

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Capital One’s Indian Mafia Exposed: Massive H-1B Kickback Scheme Displaces American Workers
Capital One’s Indian Mafia Exposed: Massive H-1B Kickback Scheme Displaces American Workers https://thevisafiles.substack.com/p/capital-one

#H1B #Visa #Scandal

"US Economist Flags H-1B Fraud "

Former US Representative Dave Brat claims 'industrial-scale fraud' in H-1B system, alleging that Chennai district got 220,000 visas while India cap is 85,000

The Federal
26 Nov 2025 5:25 AM

Former US Representative and economist Dr Dave Brat has alleged widespread fraud within the H-1B visa system, claiming in a podcast that India’s Chennai district (Tamil Nadu) secured more than twice the total number of visas legally permitted nationwide.

Speaking on the podcast, Brat said the H-1B system had been "captured by industrial-scale fraud", asserting that visa allocations from India were surpassing the statutory limits.

https://thefederal.com/category/news/us-economist-flags-h1b-fraud-india-chennai-220000-visas-217952

#H1B #Visa #News