See for example a recent lawsuit accusing Tesla of running a systemic, ongoing scheme to replace or exclude US citizens in favor of H-1B visa employees.[1][2]

> Tesla prefers to hire these candidates [H-1B workers] over U.S. citizens, as it can pay visa-dependent employees less than American employees performing the same work, a practice in the industry known as “wage theft.”

> At the same time Tesla applied for these visa applications, it laid off more than 6,000 workers across the United States. On information and belief, Tesla laid off these workers, the vast majority of whom are U.S. citizens, so that it could replace them with non-citizen visa workers.

> The email also bluntly stated that the Tesla position was for “H1B only” and that “Travel history/i94 are a must” (i.e., proof of legal entry into the U.S.).

[1] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71325887/taub-v-tesla-i...

[2] https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/lawsuit-say...

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gradientsrneat 4 days ago | parent [-]

FYI to anyone reading this, this is not what wage theft means. Wage theft is an employer not paying wages they owe to an employee.

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chneu 4 days ago | parent [-]

Yup and it's also worth mentioning that wage theft is the largest source of theft in the United States. Employers steal more wages from employees than shoplifting or basically any other form of theft, combined. Wage theft makes up 4x more theft than the next largest, which is larceny.

Americans are waaaay too corporation friendly.

	▲	93po 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		the fact that you can imprison people, but the most you can do to a corporation is fine them, is evidence enough that america supports profit over humans