A viral post accused New York's Rochester General Hospital of hiring a maximum of foreign doctors instead of Americans amid the ongoing H-1B controversy. The post to which the hospital has not yet commented, claimed that the hospital has 82 resident doctors and that, among them, only two are Americans -- 80 are foreign workers on either H-1B or J-1 visas. "98% of the residency slots went to visa workers- mostly from countries with documented USMLE cheating. Americans got 2 jobs," the post claimed.
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While such anti-H-1B allegations are abundant on social media, Department of Labor inspector general Anthony D'Esposito commented on this post and asked the hospital if the allegation was right.
"@ROCRegional: Show us the numbers. How many residency slots went to H‑1B and J‑1 visa holders? How many American applicants got a fair shot? @POTUS’ EO puts visa abuse under the microscope. If the system is being gamed, we’ll work with @VP’s @WHFraudTF to expose it," D'Esposito said.
H-1B visa program is meant for hiring skilled foreign workers. J-1 visa is a temporary, non-immigrant visa for approved work or study exchange programs.
