Computer World: "Fed Indictments tell how H1B visas were used to undercut wages"

[Excerpt]  ... Federal authorities allege that in some cases, H-1B workers were paid the prevailing wages of low-cost regions and not necessarily the higher salaries paid in the locations where they worked. By doing this, the companies were "displacing qualified American workers and violating prevailing wage laws," said federal authorities in a statement announcing the indictments. ... more.