Last week, investigative reporter Sara Gonzalez with The Blaze exposed what appears to be rampant fraud in the H-1B visa system in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Gonzalez uncovered tech companies that are likely fake but are still bringing over dozens of H-1B “tech workers” from India. One of the supposed tech companies she found is based in a residential home, while supposedly employing 17 H-1B coders from India. Like the Somali daycare fraud in Minnesota, this visa fraud appears rampant and brazen. Gonzalez’s report caught the attention of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, so now he’s stepping in.
The abuse of the H-1B system has captured a lot of attention on social media. Americans are outraged by this specific visa program. It’s supposed to be reserved for companies that are incapable of finding American workers to carry out specific, highly skilled jobs. The reality is that companies game the system to bring over foreign workers who undercut American wages.
Don’t you find it odd that nearly every 7-11 worker in many states is from India? 7-11 can’t find a single American capable of running a cash register? Get real.
The scam is that these companies bring over the H-1B worker and pay them lower wages. Even though H-1Bs are supposed to be excluded from welfare programs, many states allow them on Medicaid or food stamps. So, the employer gets a cheap worker while the taxpayers make up the difference.
Here’s just one example of why this infuriates people. Amazon just announced that it’s firing 16,000 American employees in 2026. At the same time, Amazon has been bringing in more H-1B visa workers than any other company. They brought in 10,044 last year after laying off thousands of Americans, and 14,000 in 2024 after a round of American layoffs.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has been driving the tech industry out of his state with a vengeance. Many of those companies are relocating to Texas. Unfortunately, those companies are bringing their penchant for hiring cheap foreign workers with them.
Federal records indicate there were 41,500 new H-1B visa applications approved in Texas in 2025. The visa workers are allowed to bring their spouses, minor children, and dependent adults with them. So, while it looks like 41,500 people on paper, the true number of foreign entrants is in the neighborhood of 200,000 to 300,000. And that’s just in Texas!
The H-1B program is horrible for America. It’s not just bad for the Americans who cannot find jobs they’re fully qualified for. It’s bad for everyone because it puts further strain on the housing market. Rents and mortgage payments are out of control because the supply is limited by gargantuan hordes of legal and illegal immigrants.
Unfortunately, Congress is unwilling to eliminate the program. Their donors love the H-1B visa program because it gives them a steady stream of cheap foreign labor.
That doesn’t mean we need to put up with people scamming the system. Attorney General Paxton announced this week that his office has sent Civil Investigation Demands to several of the tech companies that look suspicious.
The businesses that Sara Gonzalez investigated look blatantly fraudulent. She uncovered vacant offices and residential homes that are registered as official business addresses, where dozens of H-1B visa workers are supposedly employed.
Gonzalez managed to track down the owner of one of these fake companies. She asked him a single question. He then took out his phone and called 9-1-1, claiming that he was being threatened. Nothing suspicious about that!
One “company” was housed in a room not much bigger than a closet, with a single chair in it. Records show the business has brought in 12 foreign computer programmers.
“Pretty cramped working quarters for 12 H-1B workers,” said Gonzales. “I’m not buying it.”
Paxton announced on Wednesday that if any of these tech companies are defrauding consumers through the H-1B program, they can expect consequences very soon.
If you haven’t seen Gonzalez’s report, it’s well worth the 20 minutes it takes to watch it. It’s on par with Nick Shirley’s Somali fraud videos in Minneapolis. Keep in mind that 50% of STEM college grads in America cannot find jobs in our country today. The tech companies are abusing the H-1B system and freezing young Americans out of gainful employment.
