H-1B Workers Have Minimal Skills: Infosys Whistleblower

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"In these difficult times, it is inconceivable that Infosys and other foreign companies are avoiding paying income taxes, abusing visa laws and then laughing and saying, 'Law will follow business, Business will not follow law'. This quote is from Infosys' Nandita Gurjar, who was the Global Head of Human resources," he alleged in his testimony.

"I have read statements from NASSCOM stating that if the cap is not increased and with the current visa restrictions, the Indian economy would suffer. Let me ask the committee, what about our economy? H1B workers spend a minimal amount of money in the U.S. and usually live eight people in a room.

These are indentured servants and most of the time they have to give kickbacks to their offshore managers," he said.

"What about the years and years of ignoring the laws. These companies maliciously do not hire Americans and look at ways to circumvent policy and law instead of working with it. Look at the stock and growth of these large foreign companies in a down environment -- they are not suffering," he said.

"However, they are still asking for more 'handouts' to increase their margin. Every company is out to make a profit, but when you knowingly defraud the system, it is concerning.

I have witnessed outsourcing companies bring over H-1B workers that have been trained by American workers and then they replaced the American workers," he said.

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Source: PTI