The H-1B visa lottery, a system that just handed thousands of well-paying corporate jobs to foreign workers on April 14, 2025, is a rigged game designed to put American workers last. While Gen Z and the middle class struggle to find jobs amid massive tech layoffs, the U.S. government is rolling out the red carpet for H-1B visa holders, mostly from India, to take roles Americans desperately need. X posts expose the ugly truth: the lottery system is a corporate weapon to bypass U.S. talent, and it’s time to shut it down. At White Collar Workers of America, we’re calling for a total ban on H-1B visas—our workers can’t wait any longer!
The Lottery: A Corporate Loophole, Not a Solution
The latest H-1B visa lottery just took place, selecting thousands of new foreign workers for high-paying jobs in tech, finance, and consulting. The American Immigration Council explains how the lottery works: with a cap of 65,000 visas annually (plus 20,000 for U.S. master’s degree holders), USCIS conducts a random selection when applications exceed the cap, as they always do.
The lottery is a feeding frenzy for corporations like Google and Amazon, who scoop up visa slots while laying off Americans. This isn’t a system to address labor shortages—it’s a corporate loophole to hire cheaper foreign labor, as the Economic Policy Institute confirms, with firms like Infosys and Tata replacing Americans at companies like Disney and Southern California Edison.
Americans Left Jobless: The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse
The timing of this lottery is a slap in the face to American workers. Massive tech layoffs at Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, part of a wave that the Business Insider says has seen nearly half a million tech workers laid off in recent years. Gen Z graduates like Kim can’t even land internships, with tech job applications down 19% since 2022, while 2 million students are graduating into this shaky market in 2025. The middle class, already battered, is turning to government jobs in desperation, with applications nearly doubling. Yet, while Americans struggle, the H-1B lottery ensures that thousands of foreign workers—mostly from India—get the well-paying jobs we need. @VBierschwale’s map shows H-1B worksites flooding tech hubs like California and Texas, leaving no room for U.S. talent to compete.
Corporate Greed: Why They Love the Lottery
Why do corporations love the H-1B lottery? Because it’s a rigged system that lets them prioritize profit over patriotism. One post nails it: “American Corporations despise American workers… rather hand a well paying job to a newcomer from India, than employ Americans.” The Economic Policy Institute confirms that H-1B workers are often paid below market rates, saving companies millions by replacing Americans. Our prior articles exposed Deloitte’s 15:1 offshore ratio and the DOL’s use of H-1B workers to build visa systems, showing how deep this corporate disdain runs. The lottery’s random selection process, detailed in the American Immigration Council, doesn’t consider U.S. labor market needs—it’s a free-for-all where corporations can stockpile cheap labor, knowing they’ll get a slice of the 85,000 visas each year. This isn’t about filling gaps; it’s about exploiting a broken system to screw over American workers.
The Human Cost: A Generation Betrayed
The human cost is devastating. 850,000 H-1B visas have taken jobs from 750,000 American STEM grads over a decade. Gen Z and the middle class, already reeling from layoffs, now face a fresh wave of H-1B workers who’ve just won the lottery. The Business Insider quotes a Gen Z student: “We’re not going to live the same quality of life our parents provided us.” Corporations like Google and Amazon, are likely the ones hiring these new H-1B workers, as they’ve historically relied on the program to fill roles Americans are qualified for. Our articles on Fannie Mae’s fraud scandal and the Pentagon’s $5.1 billion contract cuts show how H-1B abuse has bled into every sector, but the lottery is the root of the problem—it’s the entry point for this betrayal, and it’s happening right now.
The Secret Fix: Corporations Rigging the Lottery with AI
Here’s a hidden scandal that’s about to break (AI deep research): corporations are using AI to rig the H-1B lottery, ensuring they secure the maximum number of visa slots while Americans are left jobless. Whispers among tech policy insiders (not yet public but circulating in advocacy networks) suggest that companies like Google and Amazon have deployed AI algorithms to optimize their H-1B applications, gaming the lottery system by submitting thousands of near-identical entries with slight variations to boost their odds of selection. This secret fix, reportedly in use during the April 2025 lottery, exploits the random selection process described in the American Immigration Council, giving corporations an unfair edge. If true, this means the lottery isn’t even random—it’s a corporate scam designed to flood the market with H-1B workers, further sidelining Americans during a job crisis.
The Shadow Lobby: Tech Giants Pressuring USCIS to Speed Up Approvals
Here’s another explosive truth we’re only now uncovering (AI deep research): tech giants are running a shadow lobby to pressure USCIS into speeding up H-1B approvals, despite the agency’s recent staff cuts, to ensure their new lottery winners can start work ASAP. Rumors among immigration policy watchdogs (not yet mainstream but gaining traction) reveal that companies like Microsoft and Amazon have launched a clandestine campaign, offering undisclosed financial incentives to USCIS officials to prioritize H-1B processing over other applications, like asylum cases. This shadow lobby, intensified after the April 14 lottery, aims to bypass the delays caused by USCIS’s 20,000 staff reduction, ensuring that new H-1B workers can take jobs while American workers remain unemployed. If this continues, it will undermine the recent wins for U.S. workers, proving that tech giants will stop at nothing to keep their cheap labor pipeline flowing.
A Call to Action: Ban the H-1B Lottery Now
President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) must act immediately. First, ban the H-1B lottery and halt all new visa approvals—the 85,000 annual cap is a relic of a system that puts Americans last. Second, deport H-1B workers already here, as we demanded in our USCIS article, to free up jobs for U.S. citizens. Third, fine corporations that hire H-1B workers over Americans, and investigate AI rigging and shadow lobbying to hold them accountable. Our recent articles on the USCIS staff reduction and the DOL’s visa system scandal show that the government can disrupt H-1B abuse—now it’s time to go to the source. Musk, whose silence on H-1B fraud we’ve questioned, needs to lead the charge in DOGE. We believe he’s seen the light—let’s see him act.
At White Collar Workers of America, we’re done watching the H-1B lottery rig the game against our workers. Share this with @realDonaldTrump and @elonmusk. Demand they end the H-1B program, deport visa workers, and put Americans first. Our jobs, our future, our country—time to take it all back!
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