Comment from Office of the Indiana Attorney General

Summary: The Attorneys General of Indiana, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and South Dakota support the proposed rule to increase prevailing wage levels for H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, and PERM programs. They argue that the current wage levels are too low, leading to the displacement of American workers by low-cost foreign labor and creating national security risks. They also contend that the existing wage methodology is legally deficient and arbitrary under the Administrative Procedure Act.