Dear {name}:

I wanted to report that we are off to a great start with regard to sign-ups for our U.S. Tech Workers On The Hill event scheduled for November 10th. It's really exciting to watch and contemplate what it's going to be like meeting face to face with so many of you.

As I have been saying to those signing up, when we started U.S. Tech Workers back in 2018, we knew that the only solution to this problem would be a legislative solution. We now have the wind at our back and a number of members who, if not already disposed to passing our legislation, are eager to hear from us.

And staffers have reached out to us in the last week as they begin their research on drafting an H-1B visa reform bill. Our timing may prove to be spot on.

If you believe you are going to join us, don't wait—be sure to sign up today. If you won't be able to join us, donate what you can afford. Every dollar raised gives us more resources that make us more effective in the fight. We are about to make history!

The links are below.

Onward,

Kevin Lynn

Executive Director, Institute for Sound Public Policy

Founder, U.S. Tech Workers

For decades, employers have quietly funneled good American jobs to foreign workers, while keeping the opportunities hidden from U.S. applicants.

H-1B visas do not require employers to prove that no qualified American exists. But when they try to convert an H-1B worker to a Green Card as a reward for being a loyal worker at below-market wages, the law demands a labor market test (PERM) to ensure Americans aren’t being shut out.

Every employer knows the ultimate goal for H-1B workers is obtaining that coveted Green Card. Congress made the H-1B a “dual-intent” visa, which allows employers to use permanent residency as a negotiating tool to secure cheaper labor.

The Department of Labor (DOL)—which administers the Permanent Labor Certification program, known as PERM—should, in theory, have an electronic registry that tracks all PERM job postings, making them transparent for American workers. Instead, the integrity of the process is placed entirely on employers, and the whole system functions on a “trust-me” basis. Naturally, employers are not going to advertise jobs where there are likely to be numerous qualified American applicants. Instead, they hide postings in Sunday newspapers and other obscure places, confident no American will ever see them.

Now, with a new administration, it’s time for a “new sheriff in town.” The DOL has the authority to establish an electronic registry for all PERM job postings through rulemaking, creating the transparency that should have existed all along. 

Until that happens, JobsNow—a band of patriotic tech workers harmed by our immigration system who got fed up and decided to act with the power they have—is stepping in, scraping hidden jobs and posting them online.

Here’s what you can do: Visit https://www.Jobs.Now, apply to the jobs posted, and make it so frustrating for employers that they’ll think twice about sponsoring work visas. Remember, these employers are violating the spirit of the law, and Americans deserve a fair shot.