Labor Dept. — and even Silicon Valley — sources agree H-1B visa crackdown is about much more than just fraud

The H-1B investigation into foreigners exploiting worker visas in the US has moved at a rapid pace since Vice President JD Vance announced it last week — with the Department of Labor already preparing affidavits, sources tell me, as they examine alleged abuse of a program they say is rife with fraud. “We have areas … where we’re already in the process of writing up affidavits to swear out search warrants,” Anthony D’Esposito, the DOL Inspector General leading the investigation, said. While the immediate focus is on rooting out fraud — and whether a program meant to bring exceptional talent into the country has been stretched into a cheap labor pipeline — it also addresses a bigger issue: Can the government restore Gen Z citizens’ faith that they are needed to build our future? “Our job is