The US Department of Labour has released a social media campaign accusing corporations of exploiting the H-1B visa system to replace young American workers with cheaper foreign professionals, highlighting India as the largest beneficiary of the programme.

In a post on X, the US Department of Labour wrote: “Young Americans have had the American Dream stolen from them, as jobs have been replaced by foreign workers due to rampant abuse of the H-1B visa.”

The department added that, under President Donald Trump and Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the government is “holding companies accountable” and “recapturing the American Dream for the American people.”

The message forms part of Project Firewall, a Labour Department initiative launched in September 2025 to audit H-1B visa compliance

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