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PERM Fake Job Ads defraud Americans to secure green cards fo

programmersguild · 543.3K views · 2007-06-17 · 4:51

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Overview

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.

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

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lgleason · 2025-08 · Criticism

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. [VIDEO]

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ConfuciusSay02 · 2016-12 · Criticism

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: [VIDEO]

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focusgroup0 · 2016-12 · Criticism

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

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