Outsourcing Expert Reacts to Report on H-1B Visa Fraud; Ron Hira, Author of 'Outsourcing America,' Calls Program 'Thoroughly Corrupted'.

Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report that reveals a 20-percent violation rate in the nation's H-1B Visa program has led to strong criticism of the system by outsourcing expert Ron Hira, assistant professor of public policy at Rochester Institute of Technology and author of "Outsourcing America."

The H-1B program provides temporary work visas to skilled foreign workers employed in the United States. Hira argues that loopholes and lack of program oversight have allowed companies to misuse the H-1B system by paying below-market wages to foreign guest workers and facilitating the outsourcing of U.S. …