US Labor Department Suspends Cognizant PERM Filings Over Visa Fraud Probe

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How did the left and right cover US Labor Department Suspends Cognizant PERM Filings Over Visa Fraud…?

Of the 19 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 16% are rated left, 10% are rated centre, 74% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 45. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is US Labor Department Suspends Cognizant PERM Filings Over Visa Fraud… left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 74% of the 19 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

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Which outlets covered US Labor Department Suspends Cognizant PERM Filings Over Visa Fraud…?

45 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is the PERM process?

PERM, or Program Electronic Review Management, is the process US employers must complete to get approval from the Department of Labor to sponsor a foreign worker for an employment-based green card. It involves demonstrating that there are no qualified US workers available for the position.

Which companies are affected by the suspension?

The US Department of Labor has suspended PERM filings for Cognizant and Cloudera. The Economic Times reported that it is unclear if other Indian IT services firms are part of the investigation.

What is the reason for the suspension?

The suspension is part of an investigation into alleged fraud in the H-1B and green card visa programs. Employers are accused of exploiting foreign workers and potentially impacting American jobs.