The Somali fraud is only a drop in the bucket, as it compares to the elaborate Indian fraud and scam networks that are taking American tech jobs and hurting the American economy, through H-1B visas, bought degrees and fake certifications.
Since COVID, 90 percent of the net gain in American jobs have gone to foreign workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Tech companies are passing over American college students for foreign workers, many of whom have scam degrees and certifications.
In a study conducted by the Institute for Sound Public Policy, 60 percent of American citizens and 86 percent of foreign Computer Science Master’s graduates got jobs six months after graduation from UMass Amherst in 2022.
In one instance, the University of Pittsburgh tried to hire for a tech position, yet the position was open only to candidates with an H-1B visa. And another in a taxpayer-funded university
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