{"id":2632606,"date":"2026-07-20T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/damning-new-h1-b-data-up-to-90-percent-of-apps-fraudulent-most-h1-bs-were-lower-level-not-high-skilled\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:59:26","slug":"damning-new-h1-b-data-up-to-90-percent-of-apps-fraudulent-most-h1-bs-were-lower-level-not-high-skilled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/damning-new-h1-b-data-up-to-90-percent-of-apps-fraudulent-most-h1-bs-were-lower-level-not-high-skilled\/","title":{"rendered":"Damning New H1-B Data: Up to 90 Percent of Apps Fraudulent &#8211; Most H1-Bs Were Lower Level, Not High Skilled"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdamning-new-h1-b-data-up-to-90-percent-of-apps-fraudulent-most-h1-bs-were-lower-level-not-high-skilled%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2632606&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A major education fraud operation in India has been uncovered, involving the sale of approximately 100,000 fake university degrees and forged academic documents from at least 28 institutions. These counterfeit credentials have been used to help Indian nationals obtain U.S. H-1B visas, allowing unqualified workers to secure mid-level technical jobs in the United States, often in fields like medicine, engineering, and nursing. One university reportedly issued over 36,000 fake degrees, which included fake seals, transcripts, and fabricated certificates. This widespread fraud not only displaces American workers but also raises concerns about public safety due to unqualified personnel filling technical roles. Investigations highlight that a significant portion of H-1B applications from india contain fraudulent documents, with some reports stating that over 90% may involve falsified paperwork. Moreover, the system&#8217;s lax oversight is criticized, with claims that the U.S. immigration system is exploited to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor under the guise of hiring highly skilled talent.Calls are being made for urgent reforms to address the systemic corruption and protect domestic employment and safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A massive education fraud ring in India has been exposed for selling counterfeit university degrees that enabled unskilled workers to score well-paying, mid-level technical jobs in the United States by abusing the H-1B program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigators have seized nearly 100,000 fake degree certificates and forged academic documents linked to at least 28 universities across India,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/americanbazaaronline.com\/2026\/06\/07\/100000-fake-degrees-raise-h-1b-visa-concerns-482334\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Bazaar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAuthorities allege that some fraudulent credentials may have been used to support applications for U.S. H-1B visas, one of the primary pathways for highly skilled foreign workers seeking employment in America,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The scammers reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/somali-fraud-drop-bucket-compared-indian-fraud-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sold the fake degrees<\/a> for as little as $1,400 to Indian nationals who used their sham credentials to secure jobs in medicine, engineering, and nursing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BOMBSHELL REPORT \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>90% OF INDIA\u2019S H-1B APPLICATIONS CONTAIN FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS<\/p>\n<p>India has dismantled a network and seized 100,000+ counterfeit certificates. ONE Indian university alone sold over 36,000 fake degrees.<\/p>\n<p>71% of all H-1B are from India. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cUIraanRDm\">pic.twitter.com\/cUIraanRDm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LayoffHedge (@LayoffAI) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LayoffAI\/status\/2063296721585897970?\">June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The fake degrees featured counterfeit university seals, fabricated certificates, and forged school transcripts, the American Bazaar reported.<\/p>\n<p>One institution allegedly issued more than 36,000 sham degrees.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of this scam are sickening. Not only does the systemic fraud enable the mass replacement of American workers, but it endangers public safety by hiring unqualified workers to fill technical jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Labor processed 6.9 million labor filings for H-1B visa holders since 2015, Fox News reported in June.<\/p>\n<p>A whopping 70 percent of those applications came from India, while 12 percent were from China.<\/p>\n<p>Mahvash Siddiqui, who worked at the U.S. consulate in Chennai, India, from 2005 to 2007, said that scam rings have hijacked the H-1B program to steal American jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say 80 to 90 percent of the people that I encountered in each of the visa categories\u2026 were basically using the non-immigrant visa pipeline to essentially come and work in the United States and never go back home and essentially displace American workers,\u201d Siddiqui told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/h1b-visa-fraud-from-india-former-official-11156590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> in December 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Microsoft\u2019s Indian CEO just fired 3,200 American workers while filing for 5,000 new H-1B visas. This is exactly why any company that does mass layoffs should be banned from hiring H-1Bs to replace them.<\/p>\n<p>Companies are undercutting loyal American employees to bring in cheaper\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fH9dRvoYYT\">pic.twitter.com\/fH9dRvoYYT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kangmin Lee | \uc774\uac15\ubbfc (@kangminlee) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kangminlee\/status\/2076129584412578225?\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Siddiqui said she saw widespread use of forged documents \u2014 including university degrees and marriage certificates.<\/p>\n<p>Some Indian districts are hubs where <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sham visa consultancy shops sold counterfeit credentials<\/a> and coached applicants on how to pass the visa issuance process.<\/p>\n<p>The farcical irony is that we\u2019ve been repeatedly told by the establishment media that the United States <em>needs<\/em> to mass-import foreigners because there\u2019s a shortage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-posts-tepid-job-rebound-big-rate-hike-still-in-cards\/\" title=\"Canada posts \u2018tepid\u2019 job rebound, big rate hike still in cards\">highly skilled workers<\/a> in America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cH-1B has been marketed to Americans as a tightly enforced, rigorously vetted, merit-based system that admits only the world\u2019s best and brightest for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-launches-175-h-1b-visa-abuse-investigations-in-project-firewall\/\" title=\"Trump Admin Launches 175 ... Visa Abuse Investigations in &#039;Project Firewall&#039;\">highly skilled jobs<\/a> that few Americans can do,\u201d Rep. Riley Moore, a Republican from West Virginia, wrote Friday in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/americas-broken-legal-immigration-system-replacing-us-workers-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> commentary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn reality, it is a loosely monitored system that allows cheap and often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-does-the-data-tell-us-about-the-disproportional-impact-of-covid-19-lockdowns-on-women\/\" title=\"What Does The Data Tell Us About The Disproportional Impact Of COVID-19 Lockdowns On Women?\">entry-level workers<\/a> to occupy jobs that Americans would gladly fill,\u201d he underscored.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">H-1B Visas Are Stripping Americans of Entry-Level Jobs, Especially Young Whites <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGbXtbMIk9\">pic.twitter.com\/DGbXtbMIk9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u20bfen Wehrman (@benwehrman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/benwehrman\/status\/2070945258540519872?\">June 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker noted that contrary to the false narrative, there isn\u2019t a shortage of American talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFar from it,\u201d Moore said. \u201cThe Center for Immigration Studies\u2019 analysis of the 2022 Census data shows that more than 11 million working-age people in the United States with STEM degrees are not working in any STEM job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>H-1B visas approved for Indian nationals have skyrocketed from 50 percent in the early 2000s to consistently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/03\/04\/what-we-know-about-the-us-h-1b-visa-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 70 percent<\/a> since 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 I Exposed Texas\u2019 Indian Invasion \u2013 Full Documentary<\/p>\n<p>Like and  on X to support our work! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9bs3mvG8py\">pic.twitter.com\/9bs3mvG8py<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tyler Oliveira (@tyleraloevera) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tyleraloevera\/status\/2041222297588039746?\">April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At this point, it\u2019s clear that a drastic, immediate overhaul of the U.S. immigration system is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Not only are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/impeach-rogue-judge-orders-trump-restore-legal-status-900000-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal aliens<\/a> flooding the nation, but the so-called \u201clegal immigration system\u201d is rife with fraud.<\/p>\n<p>As Americans struggle to buy groceries and keep their children safe, this nation is being destroyed from the inside out by foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>It is time to end this madness and stamp out this metastatic infestation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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