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Prof at Howard University
Apr 27, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
ABSURD claims by @ASU Kozicki about engineering workforce shortages

@JamieABC15 cites him:
"According to US [BLS] there will be a shortfall of about SIX million engineers."

There are 1.7 million engineers today

Your daily reminder elites are clueless

abc15.com/news/state/mor… I discuss the real state of the engineering labor market here:

Is There Really a STEM Workforce Shortage? issues.org/stem-workforce…
Dec 10, 2021 6 tweets 5 min read
Report breaks new ground in uncovering H-1B fraud and offers realistic ways for @USDOL & @TheJusticeDept to stop it

epi.org/publication/ne… New:
- insiders playbook for cheating #H1B
- uncovers systematic violations of _Actual Wage_ law
- @USDOL doesn't enforce Actual Wage
- workers treated differently based on immigration status (hello @TheJusticeDept)
- @USDOL & @TheJusticeDept can clean up system by enforcing law
Oct 28, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
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.
Oct 20, 2021 21 tweets 7 min read
Long thread on DOJ’s slap-on-the-wrist settlement on @Facebook highly discriminatory employment practices.

Important implications for @USDOL @USDOJ @EEOC @DOLOIG. This is not a case of a one-off bad actor or bit player.

justice.gov/opa/pr/justice… All public evidence indicates that such discriminatory practices are widespread, and the case should spur introspection by the government agencies charged with oversight of employment based greencards and employment discrimination.
Government stewardship has been negligent.