Blue city emerges as 'suspected hotspot' of visa fraud as swing state lawmaker demands answers

Representative Rich McCormick, a Georgia Republican, is asking the Trump administration to investigate suspected abuse of the H-1B skilled-worker visa program in the Atlanta-area district he represents. In a letter sent Tuesday, he called the area a "suspected hotspot of this fraud" and volunteered to serve as a go-between linking federal officials with state agencies and law enforcement. Fox News obtained the letter first.

McCormick's district, Georgia's 7th, covers part of metro Atlanta, including the northern suburbs and a portion of Fulton County, where District Attorney Fani Willis has faced sustained scrutiny from Republicans. He wrote that the program, created by a 1990 law, exists so American businesses can temporarily hire foreign professionals when qualified domestic workers cannot be found.

According to the congressman, the program has instead been exploited by bad actors seeking cheap labor. He argued that visa holders' dependence on their employers leaves them open to poor wages and harsh conditions, since losing a job could mean being sent home. He also said the alleged fraud undermines pay and heightens competition for American workers, especially recent college graduates, and that wrongdoers use these methods at scale while barely meeting the legal requirements.

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