“If the Department of Justice concludes that these companies are discriminating against Americans, the entire outsourcing model becomes
deeply suspect,” said Russell Harrison, director of government relations at IEEE-USA, a group that represents American tech workers.
H-1B visas are commonly used by companies to bring foreign workers to the United States to fill technical positions like software developers.
Some tech companies say they need foreign workers because they cannot find enough Americans with the skills for these jobs.
Indian outsourcing firms like Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro
and Infosys get a large number of H-1B visas, as do outsource companies that are based in America, such as I. B.M.
