Manufacturing news has a great article, Indian Outsourcing Firms Use H-1B To Displace U.S. High-Tech Workforce which overviews a new EPI study proving guest worker Visas are being used as labor arbitrage against U.S. workers.

The U.S. visa programs that allow companies to hire skilled foreign workers is "out of control" and is costing Americans hundreds of thousands of jobs, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. The H-1B and L-1 visa programs currently account for 1 million guest workers in the United States. Many of these foreign workers are employed at companies that have embraced offshore outsourcing of high-wage, high-tech workers as their primary business model.

The General Accountability Office released a new report, H-1B Visa Program: Reforms Are Needed to Minimize the Risks and Costs of Current Program. Just from the country of origin map alone, it's clear India is using the H-1B Visa to capture professional services, sector by sector. 47% of all H-1B foreign workers come from India.

The GAO reports 21% of all H-1B Visa applications are fraudulent, inaccurate. Staffing Companies avoid any scrutiny by adding layers of trading H-1B workers around to employers.

There is a new bill introduced to Congress on immigration. This time they plan on appointing an independent commission to examine labor markets and worker needs before increasing Visa caps.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!  Please Support the Employ America amendment!

Senators Sanders, Grassley, Harkin, and Tester are trying to help U.S. workers. They have filed an amendment to the Small Business Lending Act to block companies from hiring foreign guest workers when firing competent and hard working U.S. workers.

The Amendment is S.AMDT. 4438, introduced to the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 bill number H.R.5297.

Below is their plea to save U.S. jobs.

WashTech, a tech worker's union, is asking for your help. They want you to click on this link and ask your representatives to co-sponsor S.887 H1-b & L-1 Reform Act and HR 5397. Please click this link to send an email to your representatives.

Below are some facts WashTech lists. There are many more. Support the U.S. worker and demand Congress take action!

A Concept Draft for H-1B, L-1 and "skilled" immigration is being debated in the Senate. Actual American workers of course are not being asked. The link is the actual document and is attached to this post.

This is yet another astounding move by India. They are trying to claim H-1B and L-1 guest workers shouldn't pay social security on some nebulous claims they are not in the U.S. permanently.

The [India] government has been pursuing the social security agreement — that will allow Indians working under short-term contracts in the US to secure exemption from contributing to the American social security system.

While Americans go without jobs, India's offshore outsourcing business is booming. In Technology companies are aggressively hiring as business prospects improve, we can see just how many American companies are creating jobs....in India.

Accenture will add 8,000 in India this year alone. That’s a 20% increase. Honeywell will also add 1,000 jobs....again, not in the United States, but in India.