Immigration
Nov. 18, 2014
Employers, employees should beware visa abuses
A recent report by The Guardian has brought into focus corrupt labor brokers in the United States who have been abusing the visa system to take advantage of high-tech workers from across the globe.
Rajiv S. Khanna
Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, PCRajiv is a member of the Virginia and D.C. bars and the principal of Immigration.Com. He focuses his practice on employment and business-based immigration petitions, visas, compliance audits and defense and related administrative and federal litigation.
A recent report by The Guardian has brought into focus corrupt labor brokers in the United States who have been abusing the visa system to take advantage of high-tech workers from across the globe. These brokers have "creat[ed] an underground system of financial bondage by stealing wages and benefits, even suing workers who quit," the report notes. Many of these workers cannot afford to fight back, and simply return home when faced with a lawsuit.
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