The Labor Department inspector general found that 75 percent of employers in the program could not even document that the wage they paid the foreign worker was the proper prevailing wage. and unscrupulous U.S. employers also want foreign workers because they are less likely to protest long hours and harsh working conditions. If they do. they know they may lose their jobs and have to leave the country. An American software developer called my office recently and asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal by his employer. He spoke of how the hightech firms are abusing their foreign workers. He said. "I had a good talk with an H1B worker. He told me he was so anxious to work in this country that he would accept any salary. Even a pitifully low salary by our standards was high in his country.
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Foreign workers are less likely to protest long hours and harsh working conditions.