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Date July 13, 2023

New York Times Cheers Migrant Women Pushed to Work in Construction

The New York Times is really digging deep to slap a sunny narrative on the state of emergency in New York City due to the border crisis. What they have come up with is the “great development” that migrant women desperate for work are joining the dangerous construction industry. Hooray? The Department of Labor keeps … Continued

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Date July 7, 2023

Employer Uses Fake Priest to Scam Employees

We have some more worker exploitation news, and this one is a doozy. Che Garibaldi Inc., operator of Taqueria Garibaldi, brought in a ‘priest’ for employees during work hours. This ‘priest’ would hear confessions and encourage employees to “get the sins out.” He seemed very focused on getting out the real seven deadly sins–namely whether … Continued

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Date July 6, 2023

By the Numbers: Record Visa Overstays in 2022

The rate of visitors to the United States overstaying their visas doubled in 2022, according to newly-released government data. We’ve updated our graphic. By the Numbers Breakdown: 2.1 million migrants have been released (Jan. 2021-March 2023) after crossing the border illegally. Total releases are almost certainly higher, but until the government releases the full data, … Continued

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Date July 3, 2023

Cognizant Technology Solutions Sued for Replacing American Workers

Cognizant Technology Solutions, an IT consulting and business process outsourcing company, is being sued by American workers in a class action lawsuit that alleges they have a bias in “benching” Americans for South Asian H-1B replacements, primarily from India. Cognizant also recently reached a settlement with shareholders for $95 million in a lawsuit over bribes … Continued

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Date June 30, 2023

Lawsuit Alleges Forced Labor in H-2A

If it was not clear yet, the H-2A program is having a slavery moment. First Pick Farms LLC is accused of trafficking foreign workers to their Michigan blueberry farm and using threats of force to coerce them to work. The foreign workers were brought to the United States to work in North Carolina. One night, … Continued

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Date June 23, 2023

Governor Mike DeWine Wants Cheap Labor to Take Ohio Jobs

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is tweeting openly about how important it is to hire foreign workers to take Ohio jobs. He’s doing so while hailing a think tank’s report pitching state-based visa programs. This report, from The Buckeye Institute, is 42 pages long, but in reading it you won’t find any mentions of labor exploitation … Continued

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Date June 22, 2023

Class Action Alleging Kia Defrauding Foreign Workers and Federal Government

Kia is attempting to get a class action lawsuit tossed that alleges visa fraud and exploitation of workers in the little-known TN visa category. The accusations tell a common story in a rarely discussed visa category that was first created in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). When President Trump renegotiated that agreement, his … Continued

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Date June 8, 2023

Another Tech Recruiter Settles Discrimination Charges

The tech industry just keeps piling up the abuse against American workers. In the latest news, Infosoft Solutions Inc., a tech recruiting company that operates as KForce Tech LLC, settled claims of discrimination against American workers. They posted job advertisements that excluded Americans, instead seeking only foreign workers. This is only the latest news that … Continued

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Date June 2, 2023

Poultry Company Settles with DOJ on 20-Year Wage Fixing Conspiracy

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a $5.8 million settlement with George’s Inc. in an illegal wage suppression conspiracy among the nation’s largest poultry processors. This follows a similar $85 million settlement last year with Cargill, Sanderson Farms, and Wayne Farms, on similar charges of wage suppression. Collectively, poultry processors employing 90 percent of … Continued

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