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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/civil-rights-division-sues-cloudera-excluding-us-workers-applying-high-paying-technology#:\~:text=The%20complaint%20alleges%20Cloudera%20intentionally,people%20with%20temporary%20employment%20visas.

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“The Division received a charge of employment discrimination from one U.S. worker who tried to apply using the email account Cloudera set up, but received a bounce back notification. When sponsoring current employees under the permanent labor certification program (PERM), Cloudera purposely failed to recruit U.S. workers in good faith.”

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https://www.insidehighered.com/news/global/international-students-us/2026/04/27/opt-application-pause-leaves-students-limbo

“She fears that the pause may be part of the Trump administration’s larger plans to do away with OPT.

“This current administration has been signaling very clearly that they’re seeking to end postgraduate optional practical training. The former secretary of homeland security, the current secretary of homeland security, Republican senators have all been kind of waving the specter that there will be a proposed rule to end OPT,” said Feldblum.”

I am a single-issue voter, and my big issue is protecting a future in America for my American children. I’m aok with eliminating OPT for foreign nationals; our American kids deserve opportunity in their one and only nation in which they can live.

https://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Industrialized-Fraud-H1B-Visa-Program

From the Summary:

In the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies, sits down with Mahvash Siddiqui, a U.S. Foreign Service officer, to discuss systemic fraud in the H-1B visa program. Speaking in her private capacity, Ms. Siddiqui shares firsthand experiences from her time as a consular officer in Chennai (Madras), India – one of the world’s largest H-1B visa-processing posts – where U.S. officials adjudicated thousands of nonimmigrant visas, including 220,000 H-1Bs and 140,000 H-4 visas for their family members in 2024 alone.

The episode highlights alarming patterns of fraud affecting the H-1B program, including forged degrees, falsified employment credentials, and the role of third-party staffing companies in bypassing the program’s original rationale of admitting skilled workers to meet temporary shortages. While the Trump administration implemented changes aimed at reorienting the program toward more qualified applicants, Siddiqui emphasizes that widespread political pressure and a very effective pro-India lobby here in the U.S. have often undermined quality control.

The conversation provides insight into the challenges faced by consular officers attempting to curb visa fraud, including under-resourcing, bureaucratic obstacles, and pressure from both local and foreign political actors. The episode concludes with a discussion of potential reforms to ensure the program serves its intended purpose.

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