Hard to tell if the ignorance below if willful or accidental, but in either case, it's really shameful.

The people arrested were Canadians.

The rules for visa-holders are not only *far* too complex for a lay-person to understand -- hence the healthy fees commanded by immigration lawyers -- but they are also in constant flux.

These people *went to the INS* to get help with understanding the rules so that they could be in compliance with them. They were terrorized for their trouble.

Who gives a rat's ass what the original intention of the H1B program was? The INS approved every single H1B, based on the true and full testimony of the applicants. This country invited in, screened and accepted every applicant. Take up your beefs with the INS, not the hard-working people who are trying to follow the rules.

I am the child of a refugee -- my father was born in Azerbaijan -- and I am an immigrant. The tenor of this discussion revolts me.