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H-1B Visas And Foreign Tech Workers In Charlotte

American companies have used H-1B guest worker visas for decades to bring in foreign-born workers to fill skilled positions for which they couldn’t find American workers. But now, this practice is on the rise. In Charlotte it rose by 39 percent in a year. Critics say it’s a way for employers to find cheaper workers at the expense of American citizens. A closer look at the guest worker program and how it’s used here and around the country.

Guests

Deon Roberts– Banking Reporter for The Charlotte Observer

Bill Chu – Professor, Software and Information Systems, UNC Charlotte

John Miano– Co-author (with Michelle Malkin), of Sold Out: How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America's Best & Brightest Workers

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