Feds probe Calif. 'sham university' for visa fraud

Source: TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press

Feds probe Calif. 'sham university' for visa fraud

SAN FRANCISCO – The government of India is urging the United States to show leniency toward Indian students who were enrolled at a "sham university" in California that U.S. authorities say was a front for illegal immigration.

The U.S. attorney's office alleges the owner of Tri-Valley University in Pleasanton used the unaccredited school to charge foreigners millions of dollars in tuition fees and help them obtain student visas to stay in the U.S.

Officials at Tri-Valley did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.

There were 1,555 students enrolled at Tri-Valley last fall and about 95 percent of them were from India, according to a complaint filed Jan. 19 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_us/us_university_immigration_fraud

WASHINGTON: Hundreds of Indian students who have gotten scammed by a dodgy California-based university had it coming. Tri-Valley University (TVU) had a reputation as a "Diploma Mill" that offered a spurious route to employment and immigration in the US. Inquiring students and professionals knew about it, discussed it in immigration forums, and warned others about it.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Duped-Indian-students-ignored-red-flags/articleshow/7393658.cms

Gimme a fucking break - The India VISA scams runs all the way to the top

India Inc. gets White House meeting on H-1B visas

Computerworld - A delegation from one of India's largest business groups visited Washington last week to make a case for the H-1B visa program, among other political topics. And it was a group with enough clout to meet with top White House officials.

The meeting likely would have gone unnoticed had it not been for reports in the Indian news media. Heading the delegation was Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman and CEO of Bharti Enterprises Ltd., India's largest mobile phone operator. The U.S. officials at the meeting included Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council (NEC) and assistant to President Obama for economic policy.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9130258/India_Inc._gets_White_House_meeting_on_H_1B_visas?intsrc=hm_list

Check the U.S Debt of State for the exact number. They publish a list and violations and the country they originate from

... and no I won't do your home work for you

How many people are there in India?

Don't know what the "homework" is all about.

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