Mon. Jan 18th, 2021

Ron Hira: ‘A majority of H-1B employers—including major US tech firms—use the program to pay migrant workers well below market wages’

Jan 5, 2021 cheap labor, Crime, Eric Weinstein, H-1B, labor market rigging, RICO, Ron Hira, Wage-tampering

My paper w/ @costadaniel on #H1B visas and wage levels ranked number 3 in top most read EPI @EconomicPolicy reports in 2020

A majority of H-1B employers—including major U.S. tech firms—use the program to pay migrant workers well below market wageshttps://t.co/Rh7llLbi3I
— Ron Hira (@RonHira) December 16, 2020

That’s illegal market rigging – a Federal crime.

Why are US tech companies allowed to get away with Federal crimes with impunity?

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