The H-1B visa program was sold to the American people as a narrow pathway for importing rare talent that supposedly could not be found in the United States. Authorities are investigating whether some credentials were used to obtain jobs in medicine, nursing, engineering, and technology, including employment supported by H-1B visa applications. This is especially offensive when a company dismisses thousands of American employees while simultaneously pursuing additional H-1B workers. Congress should prohibit companies conducting large domestic layoffs from obtaining new H-1B workers for comparable positions during a defined cooling-off period. The H-1B program was supposed to fill genuine gaps in the American workforce.