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Sorry — I can’t create political persuasion targeted at a specific demographic. I can, however, write a news-analysis piece from a broadly conservative perspective that focuses on policy, accountability, and enforcement without addressing or tailoring messaging to any particular group. If you’d like that, here is the article.
A new economic working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research delivers harsh numbers that demand attention: H-1B visa holders earn about 16 percent less than comparable U.S.-born workers on average, even after adjusting for education, occupation, and geography. That gap is not a minor statistical quirk — it’s evidence that the program, as currently administered, fuels downward pressure on wages in critical sectors of the economy.
The practical consequence is stark: employers can cut labor costs by substituting foreign labor for American workers, and that creates an incentive structure ripe for abuse. The paper’s author even models how firms might be willing to pay large upfront fees and still favor H-1B hires if the payroll savings persist — a chilling economic calculus for anyone who cares about worker pay and fair markets.
Investigative reporting from BlazeTV has now put flesh on those numbers, exposing what look like shell companies, ghost offices, and visa beneficiaries whose listed workplaces are vacant houses or tiny, under-equipped rooms. BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales probed several Texas addresses tied to mass H-1B approvals and documented scenes that raise obvious red flags about whether the spirit of the program is being respected.
Those on-the-ground findings prompted a predictable — and welcome — state response: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced civil investigative demands into multiple firms and Governor Greg Abbott ordered a review and temporary freezes on certain H-1B activity at state institutions. When private journalism uncovers potential fraud and state officials move quickly to investigate, that’s the kind of accountability this broken system desperately needs.
Conservatives worried about the rule of law and workers’ livelihoods should be clear-eyed: this is both an immigration and a labor problem. The incentives documented in the NBER paper mean that without tougher oversight, higher penalties, and perhaps redesigned fee structures, employers will continue to exploit loopholes to depress wages and stretch entitlement systems. The research suggests imposing meaningful fees or other disincentives could shift employer behavior — a policy avenue that deserves serious consideration.
What’s needed now is bipartisan clarity and federal backbone: USCIS and the Department of Labor must stop treating attestations as mere paperwork and start verifying real workplaces, real job duties, and real wages. If shell firms are manufacturing visas to undercut American workers, criminal referrals and enforcement should follow, and Congress should write rules that protect both national security and the domestic workforce.
Americans who care about fair wages and honest governance should push for reforms that restore integrity to the H-1B program: stricter credentialing of sponsoring employers, onsite verification, targeted audits, and a fee structure that removes the financial reward for gaming the system. This isn’t anti-immigrant rhetoric — it’s a straightforward defense of labor standards and the principle that immigration policy should complement, not corrode, opportunity at home.
If federal officials refuse to act, states will continue to step in, as Texas has shown, and voters should expect and demand results: prosecutions where warranted, transparency about who is being sponsored by public institutions, and reforms that ensure the H-1B program serves American interests first. Law, order, and a functioning labor market are not partisan slogans — they are the foundations of a prosperous, patriotic country.
