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Foreign Workers at Tesla Spotlight a Visa System Vulnerable to Fraud

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An exterior view of a Tesla showroom on April 4, 2016 in Corte Madera, California.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

A recent San Jose Mercury News investigation accused Tesla Motors of using grossly underpaid, overworked, foreign laborers to build a new facility. The report has exposed the potential abuse of simple business visas, which were used by the approximately 140 Eastern European workers subcontracted to Tesla. Forum discusses the investigation into Tesla and whether the misuse of visas, and the exploitation of foreign labor is widespread in Silicon Valley.

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Louis Hansen, technology reporter, San Jose Mercury News

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