Every year, 346,000 Texas high school students graduate.
Where are their jobs?
Politicians love to talk about "job creation." But nobody talks about WHO is getting those jobs.
Governor Abbott has made multiple taxpayer-funded trips to India to meet with Indian IT outsourcing companies. These same companies are the top H-1B visa sponsors in Texas, bringing in foreign workers instead of hiring Texas graduates.
These are the companies bringing the most foreign workers to Texas on H-1B visas (Fiscal Year 2024):
| Company | H-1B Applications | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services | 1,749 | $107,440 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | 1,573 | $96,109 |
| Infosys | 1,275 | $98,812 |
| Ernst & Young | 1,112 | $137,154 |
| Amazon.com Services | 1,056 | $140,225 |
| HCL America | 730 | $98,136 |
| Wipro | 430 | $85,183 |
| LTIMindtree | 398 | $105,621 |
| Tech Mahindra | 364 | $102,333 |
| Mphasis | 341 | $111,700 |
Infosys paid a record $34 MILLION settlement in 2013 for systemic visa fraud.
Yet Governor Abbott still invited them to Texas and gave them state contracts funded by YOUR tax dollars.
Every year in Texas:
High school graduates who didn't go to college and need jobs
Plus:
Yet we're importing tens of thousands of H-1B workers
Why can't Texas graduates find good jobs?
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data for the West South Central region (which includes Texas):
That means more than 1 in 5 workers in our region are foreign-born – and that number keeps growing while Texas kids can't find work.
Every Texas state contract should prioritize hiring Texans.
If a company wants Texas taxpayer money, they should hire Texas workers.
Not foreign workers on H-1B visas.
Not workers imported from India.
TEXANS.
This isn't complicated. This isn't left or right. This isn't about immigration.
This is about making sure that when Texas spends taxpayer money, it creates jobs for Texans – not replaces them.
Senator Cornyn won't talk about it – He's been in Washington for 22 years and hasn't fixed it.
Governor Abbott won't talk about it – He's the one making trips to India to recruit these companies.
Other candidates won't talk about it – They're too busy with the usual talking points.
The media won't cover it – It's not politically correct to say American workers should come first.
But I'll talk about it.
Because Texas families deserve the truth.
I'm Virgil Bierschwale, and I'm running for U.S. Senate because someone needs to fight for Texas workers.
No special interest money. No corporate donors. Just a message that matters:
TEXAS TAXPAYER MONEY SHOULD HIRE TEXAS WORKERS.
Share this data with every Texan you know.
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