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That includes the federal I-9 form — paperwork required by U.S. law that employers must complete for every new hire to verify identity and work eligibility.

Mr Singh, a software engineering manager based in the Seattle area, knew that his employer - a US startup - would not be in a position to pay the fee on top of his current salary.

U.S. employers came to see the H-1B visas as tools to replace native-born technicians with cheaper foreign workers.

Libertarians like Paul have consistently embraced the concept of private tyranny, where one’s employer is entitled to rule as a strongman, but this is not even that.

Since his firing, Alter has sued his former employer.