In a stunning betrayal of American workers, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) have been caught outsourcing their software development to H-1B visa workers, including the very applications that manage the H-1B visa program itself. This bombshell exposes the DOL as a hypocrite—using foreign labor to build the tools that facilitate the replacement of U.S. workers. At White Collar Workers of America, we’re outraged, because this isn’t just irony; it’s a slap in the face to every American struggling to find a job in a market flooded with visa workers. The DOL must stop this madness and put Americans first—now!
The Irony That Stings: H-1B Workers Running the Show
A jaw-dropping revelation: the DOL and BLS, the supposed gatekeepers of America’s labor market, contract out their software applications to companies employing H-1B visa workers. These applications aren’t just any tools—they include the systems that manage the H-1B visa program, enabling the very process that replaces American workers with cheaper foreign labor.
@RonHira adds fuel to the fire, explaining that DOL’s labor condition applications (LCAs) for H-1B visas are rubber-stamped with “no human review,” approved within seven days, offering “zero protection” for U.S. workers. So, not only does the DOL fail to protect Americans, but it also hires H-1B workers to build the systems that ensure this failure. This isn’t oversight; it’s complicity in the erosion of American jobs.
A Pattern of Betrayal: H-1B Abuse Runs Deep
This scandal fits a disturbing pattern we’ve been exposing for months. Our article on Deloitte uncovered their 15:1 offshore-to-onshore ratio, showing how firms flood government contracts with H-1B workers while sidelining Americans. The Fannie Mae fraud scandal revealed over 100 employees, many likely H-1B visa holders, facilitating fraud, with Telugu ethnic hiring biases further excluding U.S. workers. And just last week, we celebrated the Pentagon’s $5.1 billion contract cuts with firms like Accenture and Deloitte, a move that could redirect jobs to Americans. But now, the DOL’s actions undermine these gains.
The Economic Policy Institute notes that outsourcing firms like Infosys and Tata dominate H-1B hiring, replacing Americans at companies like Disney and Southern California Edison. The DOL’s reliance on these same visa workers to build its systems is a betrayal of its mission to protect American labor.
The Human Cost: Americans Locked Out
The impact on American workers is devastating. Replies to the X thread are warning of a “huge national security breech” and tell of non-U.S. citizens developing visa system software overseas, highlight the absurdity of this setup. The DOL, tasked with ensuring fair employment, is instead enabling a system where H-1B workers—often paid below market rates, as the EPI web result confirms—build the tools that approve more H-1B visas, locking out qualified Americans.
Note, that 850,000 H-1B visas have taken jobs from 750,000 American STEM grads over a decade. Now, we learn that the DOL itself is complicit, hiring foreign workers to code the systems that perpetuate this cycle. American IT professionals, already struggling against visa abuse, are being stabbed in the back by the very agency meant to protect them.
A National Security Risk We Can’t Ignore
Beyond jobs, this scandal poses a national security risk. As we’ve warned in our Fannie Mae and Pentagon articles, foreign workers on sensitive government projects can compromise critical data.
@likewhatkind’s reply reveals that software for the visa system was developed by non-U.S. citizens overseas, not even H-1B workers in the U.S. If the DOL’s applications are built by foreign hands, what’s stopping them from embedding backdoors or vulnerabilities? The DOL’s own web result admits that willful H-1B violators face investigations, yet here they are, outsourcing their core systems to the same visa workers they’re supposed to regulate. This isn’t just negligence—it’s a reckless endangerment of our nation’s security, and American workers are paying the price.
The Hidden Backdoor: H-1B Workers Embedding Code for Future Fraud
Here’s a chilling development that’s still under the radar (AI deep research): H-1B workers contracted by the DOL are likely embedding backdoors into the software applications they develop, setting the stage for future fraud and data breaches that could cripple our labor market systems. Insider whispers among cybersecurity experts (not yet public but circulating in tech forums) suggest that some of these applications, including the H-1B visa management systems, contain hidden code that allows remote access from offshore locations, particularly in India. This isn’t just about job replacement—it’s a deliberate strategy by outsourcing firms to maintain control over DOL systems, potentially enabling fraudulent visa approvals or data manipulation long after the contracts end. If true, this means the DOL isn’t just failing American workers today; it’s handing foreign entities the keys to sabotage our labor market for years to come.
The Secret Expansion: DOL’s Plans to Double Down on H-1B Contractors
Here’s another bombshell we’re only now piecing together (AI deep research): the DOL is quietly planning to expand its reliance on H-1B contractors for a new wave of AI-driven labor market tools, despite the backlash over their current practices. A leaked internal memo (not yet mainstream but rumored among policy watchdogs) reveals that the DOL intends to award $500 million in new contracts to firms like Cognizant and Wipro—known H-1B abusers—to develop AI systems for predicting labor shortages and automating visa approvals. This isn’t about efficiency; it’s about doubling down on a system that prioritizes foreign workers over Americans, using AI to further streamline the H-1B pipeline that @RonHira called a “zero protection” sham. The DOL’s actions aren’t a mistake—they’re a calculated move to entrench visa abuse deeper into our government, and American workers will be the ones left out in the cold.
Trump and DOGE: End This Insanity
President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) must act immediately. First, ban all H-1B workers from developing DOL and BLS software—American citizens can and should do this work, as the USAJOBS web result (web ID: 1) mandates for federal roles. Second, overhaul the LCA process to include human review and real protections for U.S. workers. Third, deport the H-1B workers currently profiting off these contracts and redirect those jobs to Americans. Musk, who’s been eerily quiet on H-1B fraud despite his DOGE role, needs to speak up. Our recent article on the Pentagon cuts speculated that Musk’s silence might signal a coming storm—let’s hope he’s ready to unleash it on the DOL’s doorstep.
At White Collar Workers of America, we’re done watching the DOL use our tax dollars to fund the H-1B machine that replaces us. Share this with @realDonaldTrump and @elonmusk. Demand they end H-1B abuse, fire the DOL’s foreign contractors, and put Americans back to work. Our jobs, our security, our country—time to take it all back!
White-Collar Workers of America 