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Grassley Wants H-1B Program Cleaned Up

Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa says the United States is in need of an immigration overhaul. He points to an Iowa company that was recently indicted for not having jobs available for the H-1B workers they petitioned for, and placing them in non-pay status upon arrival in the United States. Grassley also noted the business allegedly submitted Labor Condition Applications with the U.S. Department of Labor that stated prevailing wage data for a location in Iowa rather than the higher prevailing wage for the location outside Iowa where the worker would actually be employed.

In a letter to the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Alejandro Mayorkas, Grassley asked that the Services hold employers accountable by requesting evidence from petitioners that H-1B visa holders actually have a job waiting for them in the United States.

The Senator also wrote, "We don't need a long, arduous legislative process to get at some of the problems. The agency can take immediate steps. Asking the right questions and requesting the necessary documents will go a long way in getting out the fraud in the H-1B program."