Comment by bruceb
10 years ago
Not sure how this actually shows "America's broken visa system" as the author claims. It shows a bad company. They broke the rules. They were punished and now paying 5 men almost 3 million each. (though yes they may weasel out of it)
from the article:
> When working for an abusive employer, H-2B workers have the untenable options of returning to the source country, often with debts that cannot be repaid; leaving the employer but remaining in the US as undocumented workers; or remaining with the abusive employer.
I'd rate this story as one symptom of a broken visa system. There has been a lot of talk how other companies "exploit" holders of certain visa types to a lesser degree than what would be called slavery.
The fact they can weasel out of it shows that at least part of the system is broken.
That seems more a general failure of legal system not the visa system.
It is, yes, but if the checks-and-balances that the visa system relies on and are implemented by the legal system can be sidestepped so easily, then abuses are far more likely, wouldn't you agree?