US Congressman claims H-1B visa holders from India, China replacing Americans

US Congressman Riley Moore. US Congressman Riley Moore has alleged that H-1B visa holders are replacing American computer science graduates, claiming employers are hiring foreign workers because they are willing to accept lower wages.In a post on X, Moore described the H-1B visa and Optional Practical Training (OPT) programmes as “SCAMS”, alleging that they allow companies to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labour.“H-1B and OPT programs are SCAMS that undercut and replace American workers with cheap foreign labor,” Moore wrote.He claimed that around 650,000 Americans graduated with computer science-related degrees last year, while more than 500,000 H-1B visas were issued.“We had about 650,000 kids, give or take, graduate with computer science, computer programming degrees in this country last year, and then issued over half a million H-1B visas,” Moore said during an interview with Scott Jennings on The Scott Jennings Show, broadcast by the Salem News Channel.“They're willing to do these jobs at a lower rate, cheaper labor, and so all of our kids are getting replaced in this,” he alleged.Moore questions H-1B visa programmeMoore argued that the H-1B programme, which is...