<story><title>H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid anti-abuse efforts</title><url>https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/09/h1b_visa_fraud/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cherryteastain</author><text>Why is there a lottery anyway instead of a salary ranking&amp;#x2F;salary threshold system? This&amp;#x27;d disincentivize bad actors, ensure the US domestic labor pool is not undercut, and (more or less) lead to higher quality H-1B immigrants.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>commandlinefan</author><text>&amp;gt; instead of a salary ranking&amp;#x2F;salary threshold&lt;p&gt;Because in spite of what the law actually says, the entire purpose of the H1B visa program is and always has been a way to get mostly adequate people who&amp;#x27;ll work cheap.</text></comment>
<story><title>H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid anti-abuse efforts</title><url>https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/09/h1b_visa_fraud/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cherryteastain</author><text>Why is there a lottery anyway instead of a salary ranking&amp;#x2F;salary threshold system? This&amp;#x27;d disincentivize bad actors, ensure the US domestic labor pool is not undercut, and (more or less) lead to higher quality H-1B immigrants.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bradleyjg</author><text>Because regions and industries that pay less would be mad, and they’ve got lots of congressmen.</text></comment>