Thread by @RonHira

Lessons from Facebook's hack of immigration

Last week DOJ/DOL settled its case against Facebook for discriminating against US workers thru its hacking of the immigration process

Did @USDOL learn anything? FB's illegal acts are industry standard. DOL should audit all mass users

Key stage in employer greencard process is Labor Certification, requiring employers demonstrate no US workers can do the job. Labor Cert is critical protection for US workers. Facebook made a mockery of it.

Evidence that Facebook’s illegal practices are not unusual, instead are the industry standard
E.g., Facebook retains one of the leading immigration law firms to process its labor certifications, a firm that also represents Google, Oracle, LinkedIn, Amazon, and other mass users.

@USDOL should audit all mass users of the green card system and promulgate new rules to ensure that US workers are not being cheated out of these coveted jobs.

The law plainly states:
8 USC 1182: Inadmissible aliens

How did FB discriminate against US workers? DOJ alleges:
"Facebook routinely reserved jobs for temporary visa holders through the PERM process. Specifically, the lawsuit alleged that, in contrast to its standard recruitment practices, Facebook used recruiting methods designed to

deter U.S. workers from applying to certain positions, such as requiring applications to be submitted by mail only; refused to consider U.S. workers who applied to the positions; and hired only temporary visa holders."

In other words, instead of making a good faith effort to recruit US workers, FB made painstaking efforts to exclude US workers. These tricks are well known and are routinely practiced by employers.

@USDOL's should exercise its authority to stamp out discrimination of US workers