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A 2007 clip in which immigration attorneys describe how they help employers run classified ads designed not to find qualified American applicants, so they can secure green cards for H-1B workers. It is presented as an exposé of the PERM process.

HN commenters in H-1B debates post it as evidence that the labor-market test is gamed with fake job ads.

12 comments from Hacker News

@lgleason2025-08 · in “H-1B Visa Changes Approved by White House”

They are making these specific jobs tough to find because they are for a PERM test and don't want to get applicants. This video is old, but the same thing is happening today. ▶ this video

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@ConfuciusSay022016-12 · in “There Are Plenty of Jobs Out There, America”

There is no skills/jobs mismatch. These types of articles are part of a stealth propaganda campaign primarily designed to push for more immigration for the purpose of driving down wages. If people think there are not enough skilled workers domestically, they will support more immigration. Don't fall for it! Employers can't find skilled workers... at slave-wage salary. That's the part they never include. How is an app going to fix the problem of employers posting fake jobs domestically, in order to circumvent the immigration rules: ▶ this video

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@focusgroup02016-12 · in “Who said what inside the Trump tech meeting”

Immigration lawyers explaining the use of fake job ads for H1B recruitment "Our goal is NOT to find a qualified US worker." ▶ this video Follow the money :)

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@ConfuciusSay022016-11 · in “H1B Impact and Trump Uncertainty Principle”

When the standard operating procedure for companies is to post fake job ads with the sole purpose of not hiring an American, in order to get around the law, you know it's not working as intended. Watch lawyers (criminals) teach companies how to break the law: ▶ this video Any tech CEO talking about "we're lacking skilled workers" or "we need more STEM workers" is deliberately perpetuating a system that is objectively defrauding Americans out of jobs. The companies are doing it for no other reason than to reduce labor costs, and they are using shady loopholes that should be enforced, but are not. The very first thing Trump could do is actually enforce the current laws, including increasing penalties, such as massive personal liability for management and investors of guilty companies.

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@ConfuciusSay022016-05 · in “H-1B Willful Violator List of Employers”

I recommend Cohen & Grigsby. They'll be happy to show you exactly how to run fake job ads locally in order to exclude American workers, then they'll show you how to use the various loopholes to get around what flimsy regulations exist, in order to get yourself a bunch of low wage immigrant employees who live in fear of losing their job and being sent back home. See for yourself here: ▶ this video

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