The hidden force behind the HIRE Act: ITServe Alliance and the foreign-aligned network quietly dismantling America’s visa safeguards
For more than a decade a powerful, foreign-aligned organization has operated largely out of public view while quietly reshaping America’s immigration system to serve its own economic interests. That organization, ITServe Alliance, is a consortium of more than 2,200 outsourcing and labor-brokerage companies tied overwhelmingly to India’s IT services pipeline. Though it presents itself to lawmakers as a domestic business association promoting “innovation” and “high-skilled talent,” its internal statements, litigation campaigns and foreign partnerships tell a very different story. Today ITServe stands as the primary force behind the deceptively branded High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act (HIRE Act) legislation marketed as modernization but engineered to inject an even larger volume of foreign labor into the U.S. workforce.

What is the HIRE ACT?
The High-Skilled Immigration Reform for Employment (HIRE) Act was first introduced at the end of 2022 by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), then reintroduced in 2023 and most recently resurfaced in 2025. Across every version, the objective is identical: expand access to foreign labor and widen the H-1B pipeline for employers and outsourcing firms. Each iteration pushes the same agenda: more H-1B inflow, fewer caps, accelerated green cards, reduced scrutiny on H-1B-dependent employers and broader offshore labor channels that benefit visa-dependent staffing companies, not American workers.
The HIRE Act adds no new protections for Americans. Instead, it speeds permanent residency for foreign workers, exempts more categories from annual H-1B limits and makes compliance easier for employers who already rely heavily on imported labor. Supporters claim this expansion will address “skill shortages” and strengthen STEM education, yet federal oversight shows those promises have failed before. The Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General found that prior H-1B training and STEM-education funds were routinely mismanaged, spent on programs unrelated to high-skill occupations and produced almost no increase in Americans entering H-1B-type fields. In short, the funding model the HIRE Act relies on has already failed and expanding it while loosening oversight only deepens America’s dependence on foreign labor rather than creating opportunity for American workers.
Overview of H.R.4647 – High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act

Introduced in House (07/14/2023)
High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act Full Text Link
This bill increases the annual cap on H-1B visas (nonimmigrant visas for workers in specialty occupations) and authorizes grants for education.
- Specifically, the bill (1) increases the cap on such visas for each fiscal year from 65,000 to 130,000; and (2) exempts from this cap all visas for individuals with a postgraduate degree from a U.S. institution of higher education (currently, only up to 20,000 such visas are exempted each fiscal year).
- The bill also modifies the criteria for determining whether an employer is an H-1B-dependent employer.
- The Department of Education may make grants to states to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly referred to as STEM) education
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Link


Raja Krishnamoorthi’s history with ITServe
In 2019 ITServe hosts Raja, praises him on stage, gives him an award, and publicly highlights his alignment with their immigration priorities.



The HIRE Act: Is not a “competitiveness” or a “STEM education” bill

The HIRE Act is presented as a “competitiveness” and “STEM education” bill. In reality it doubles H-1B numbers, weakens protections that exist today and hardwires long term reliance on foreign labor at the expense of American workers. ITServe Alliance, a visa dependent staffing lobby with deep Indian ties, openly claims credit for introducing the bill and operates as the de facto author and chief promoter.


Sponsored by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a co-chair of India related caucus activity and a frequent promoter of the U S India “strategic partnership,” the bill aligns with India’s stated goal of expanding its global IT workforce footprint and offshoring model. In 2025, At IT Serve’s 5th Capitol Hill Day they bragged about 145 meetings in a single day with representatives and senators and explicitly promoted the HIRE Act as a “key measure ITServe supports” and wants reintroduced.


Overview of the ITServe Alliance the foreign-aligned network quietly dismantling America’s visa safeguards


ITServe Alliance claims to be a trade association of IT services / staffing firms in the U.S. It describes itself as “the largest association of Information Technology Solutions & Services organizations in the US,” representing 1,200–2,500+ member companies (numbers vary by source over time). Their own materials and Indian diplomatic coverage stress that most member firms have “Indian connection, Indian origin,” serving both U.S. clients and “India back home.”

ITServe Alliance’s own statements reveal that it is not a neutral trade group but a coordinated lobbying bloc representing more than 2,300 India-origin IT staffing firms that depend heavily on H-1B, L-1 and OPT labor pipelines. ITServe identifies immigration as a core focus area, positioning itself as a “beacon of knowledge” and central hub for sharing visa strategies, legal tactics and methods to maximize foreign-labor access while reducing regulatory oversight. By defining its mission as protecting members’ “common interests,” ITServe effectively acknowledges its role in advancing collective goals such as expanding visa quotas, lowering labor protections and preserving the onshore–offshore model that undercuts American wages. These activities raise major red flags, including potential FARA implications, anti-competition concerns and discriminatory recruitment patterns. Taken together, the organization’s own materials provide direct evidence that ITServe operates as a coordinated industry network whose lobbying and business practices disadvantage American workers.
ITServe Alliance umbrella organization: A coordinated influence and visa-driven ecosystem

ITServe Alliances umbrella organization reveals how they are not a simple trade association. It is a multi-entity ecosystem structured to coordinate business services, immigration benefits, political lobbying and charitable optics, all under one centralized brand. Each branch serves a specific strategic function that aligns with the interests of H-1B–dependent consulting companies.
1. ITServe Alliance (Parent Organization)
Presented as a professional networking association, this entity acts as the public-facing core. It normalizes the alliance as a benign industry group while masking the deeper political and immigration-driven agenda embedded in its sub-organizations.
2. ITServe Services (Member Benefits Engine)
This branch delivers discounted immigration services, payroll systems, recruiting tools, legal resources and other operational supports tailored to visa-heavy IT staffing companies. It functions as the business infrastructure arm of the cartel, strengthening members’ ability to scale visa-based hiring and maintain the labor-broker business model.
3. ITServe CPAC (Political Action Arm)
This is the most consequential branch. ITServe openly acknowledges that CPAC is dedicated to influencing U.S. policy to protect their members’ interests, particularly immigration policies that preserve the H-1B staffing model. This includes lobbying, litigation, regulatory challenges, and direct political engagement.
In practical terms, CPAC is the engine of ITServe’s immigration-policy warfare, coordinating efforts to overturn protections like the Neufeld Memo and push legislation such as the HIRE Act.

4. ITServe CSR (Charitable / Public Relations Arm)
CSR is framed as a charitable organization but is used to build public goodwill, influence local communities, and promote the narrative that ITServe contributes to “local employment” despite the majority of its members relying heavily on foreign labor. This entity provides the PR shield for ITServe’s lobbying agenda and is leveraged to solicit tax-deductible donations that may support influence-building activities, raising potential IRS concerns.
Together, these four entities create a vertically-integrated structure that:
- Supports and protects visa-dependent staffing companies
- Coordinates legal and political operations to weaken U.S. labor protections
- Uses charitable branding to improve public perception and facilitate fundraising
- Provides business tools and immigration services that expand foreign-labor pipelines
- Concentrates power under one umbrella to operate as a nationwide labor-import cartel
This organizational layout is not accidental, it is strategically designed to strengthen the economic model of H-1B outsourcing while influencing federal policy to ensure its survival.


ITServe Political Advocacy
2013 – ITServe’s history of explicit political coordination and lobbying mobilization

This 2013 ITServe Midwest Chapter email is direct evidence that ITServe was organized from its early days as a political lobbying and fundraising apparatus to protect and expand foreign worker visa pipelines, not as a neutral industry association supporting American jobs.
The language, funding structure, and activities described directly contradict ITServe’s public narrative that it exists to “keep jobs in the U.S.” and instead show coordinated efforts to:
- Lobby against U.S. immigration protections
- Raise pooled funds from visa-dependent firms
- Influence lawmakers on legislation affecting H-1B and related visas
- Operate through legal intermediaries to shield donors
1. Explicit Admission of Immigration Lobbying Purpose
“We have an important task ahead of us to support the National Coalition of IT Companies – ITCOSMOS which has been setup in NJ to help fight the immigration issues that are ahead of us which is going to affect most of our members whether you are a H-1B Dependent or H-1B Non Dependent.”
This is a direct admission that ITServe’s membership base is defined by H-1B dependence. The organization exists to fight immigration laws, not comply with them. “Immigration issues” are framed as a threat to members, not to American workers or labor markets. This is advocacy for employer interests, not workforce protections.
- Coordinated Fundraising for Lobbying Through a Law Firm
“Please make a note: make checks payable to: Law offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, PC.”
Red flags:
- Funds are routed through a law firm rather than a transparent political committee
- This structure raises questions about:
- Campaign finance compliance
- Lobbying disclosure
- Donor anonymity
This mirrors classic regulatory-avoidance tactics used to obscure political activity. For investigators, this is a red flag for conduit fundraising.
3. Narrative Engineering to Mask Workforce Composition
“…conveyed that the IT Staffing and Consulting Organizations are not just made up of folks from Indian origin… we have done a lot in that sense.”
Red flags:
- This is an admission of image manipulation
- The organization is actively trying to obscure its overwhelmingly Indian-origin, visa-dependent makeup
- Suggests awareness that the truth would undermine credibility
This evidence suggests intent to mislead policymakers.
ITServe “Global Business Affairs”
- Core admission: ITServe operates as an international government-facing intermediary
The Global Business Affairs page contains a direct mission statement that ITServe:
- Helps members find new business opportunities around the world such as India
- Provides an “easy path” to build relationships with ministers, secretaries and state governments
- Acts as a U.S. partner to Indian state governments for creating IT hubs and employment
- Plans to replicate these arrangements across multiple Indian states
This is not aspirational language. It is written in the past and present tense and describes executed and ongoing relationships with foreign governments.
Key evidentiary point: ITServe is not merely an industry association. It positions itself as a cross-border business and government liaison, facilitating investment, job creation and infrastructure development outside the United States while operating as a U.S.-based organization.
- Quantified foreign job creation is explicitly claimed: The page makes multiple numerical claims:
- 5,000 jobs created in Andhra Pradesh between 2018–2020
- Planned minimum of 10,000 jobs in Telangana
- IT hubs, back-offices, and shared office space expansion
- Routing of U.S. investments into Indian states, including Tamil Nadu
- Ongoing discussions with additional Indian states for back-office operations
These are not framed as theoretical benefits; they are presented as accomplishments and deliverables.
Why this matters: These admissions directly contradict ITServe’s repeated branding as “Empowering Local Employment” in the U.S. The organization openly celebrates foreign employment expansion funded by U.S.-connected member firms.
- Structural contradiction: “empowering local employment” vs offshoring facilitation Across the two pages:
Branding slogan: Empowering Local Employment
Operational reality:
- Creating IT hubs abroad
- Expanding back-office capacity in India
- Facilitating international investment flows
- Partnering with foreign governments to generate employment outside the U.S.
This is a documented contradiction, not an inferred one.
ITServe’s founding purpose

The ITServe Immigration page contains one of the clearest admissions in the entire archive: ITServe was established in 2010 in response to immigration enforcement. Its existence is tied to protecting the staffing industry from USCIS practices. It explicitly states that the IT and staffing industry depends on the H-1B workforce. It frames USCIS enforcement as “unjust practices” harming the industry. It commits to fighting USCIS interpretations of the law. This page removes any ambiguity about their motives.
Key evidentiary finding:
- ITServe self-identifies as an organization created to resist immigration enforcement and expand access to non-immigrant labor for staffing firms.
- Employer interests are prioritized, not neutral public interest.
- The immigration page repeatedly references:
- Protecting small businesses (member firms)
- Protecting employees (implicitly non-immigrant workers)
- Opposing enforcement actions that limit staffing flexibility
- The immigration page repeatedly references:
What is notably absent:
- Any reference to U.S. labor displacement
- Any acknowledgement of domestic worker availability
- Any balancing language regarding U.S. worker protections
Siva Moopanar, President-Elect of ITServe admits that immigration is the backbone of the ITServe member business model. Moopanar states verbatim:
“High skill legal immigration is the backbone of our business, not only our business, and for this country.”


The ITServe Alliance “membership”

Membership Benefits – ITServe Alliance
Why Join ITServe? – ITServe Alliance

ITServe Alliance presents itself as a normal business association. But when you look closely at what they offer their members, you see something very different. Their membership benefits are not about improving American jobs or helping U.S. workers. Instead, they show that ITServe’s core purpose is to:
1. Make it cheaper and easier for companies to bring in foreign workers through visas like the H-1B. They offer their members:
- Discounts on immigration lawyers
- Help navigating visa paperwork
- Job boards and tools aimed at hiring foreign labor
- Discounts for first-time H-1B legal fees
This is not a group trying to create American jobs, it’s a group helping companies rely less on American workers.
2. Protect their members from U.S. government oversight and rules. ITServe has its own political arm (a PAC) and spends member money to:
- Fight immigration reforms that protect American workers
- Challenge rules that make it harder to outsource jobs
- Pressure the government to approve more H-1B visas
- Remove protections like the Neufeld Memo, which was designed to stop visa abuse
They openly brag about getting these rules removed and call it a “benefit” for members.
3. Share foreign workers among each other (like a labor pool). One benefit is called:
“Talent Farm” – exchange of resources between members.
“Resources” here means workers. This tells us:
- Member companies swap visa workers between each other
- They keep workers moving to avoid layoffs or government scrutiny
- They operate like a shared labor pool
This kind of system is very harmful to U.S. workers, because it keeps thousands of visa workers circulating through American job markets instead of hiring people already living in the U.S.
4. Train and help companies grow using the offshore labor model. ITServe members are mostly companies that:
- Recruit workers from India
- Bring them to the U.S. on work visas
- Place them at client companies (often replacing Americans)
- Send profits back offshore
ITServe provides:
- Mentorship
- Consulting
- Start-up incubators
- Insurance
- Conferences
All tailored to help more companies join this system. They are essentially teaching companies how to run outsourcing operations more effectively.
Member Benefits – ITServe Alliance

Empowering Members with Exclusive Benefits – ITServe Services

In a ITServe newsletter featuring Makesh Sake, Director of Chapter Relations, openly advertises immigration benefits as the primary membership perk. According to the spotlight, new ITServe members “receive 2 free H-1B filings,” while existing members get discounted H-1B filings as a standard benefit of joining the organization. The pitch frames ITServe membership not around business development or community service, but around subsidized access to U.S. work visas.
It also raises major legal and ethical red flags:
1. Offering “free H-1B filings” as a membership benefit strongly suggests pay-to-play access to immigration sponsorship.
No legitimate U.S. employer should treat visa petitions as a member perk. Immigration filings must be tied to a bona fide job offer, not membership fees.
2. It shows coordinated visa procurement across thousands of companies.
This is classic labor-cartel behavior: centralizing immigration processes to scale up foreign-worker importation.
3. It undermines the legal requirement that H-1B filings be “employment-driven,” not purchased through a club-style network.
4.It demonstrates that ITServe’s business model is inseparable from visa dependency.
Their own marketing proves their mission is not “empowering local employment,” but maximizing foreign-labor pipeline throughput.
ITServe’s membership application:
ITServe Alliance’s membership registration form looks innocuous on the surface, a standard intake form for joining a professional association. But when examined closely, the form confirms exactly what ITServe denies publicly: this is not a typical American business network. This is an organized, India-aligned labor-supply and visa-pipeline syndicate that screens members based on their ability to import foreign workers, place them at third-party sites and operate inside the H-1B/OPT labor-brokerage model. The form asks for almost no information about hiring Americans, local workforce development, STEM commitments, or community involvement. Instead, the mandatory fields reveal the organization’s real priorities: visa volume, outsourcing capability, offshore operations and the infrastructures required for a high-velocity foreign-labor contracting business. What ITServe requires for membership exposes exactly who they are.



Application Link
1. ITServe forces companies to disclose their H-1B workforce
One of the very few required fields on the application is: *“Number of H1B Employees ”
This is not a normal question for a U.S. trade association. But it makes perfect sense for a cartel whose entire business model depends on importing temporary visa workers and deploying them to client sites. ITServe claims to “Empower Local Employment,” yet its membership criteria track only foreign labor counts, not American jobs. This alone contradicts their public branding and confirms their HIRE Act lobbying is self-serving.
2. The form requires disclosure of offshore development centers: A signature of the India-based onshore-offshore model
The application requires companies to reveal whether they offer:
“Offshore Development Services”
No legitimate U.S. business association needs to know this. But offshore services are the cornerstone of India’s labor-export model:
- import foreign workers → place onsite
- train them in U.S. client environments
- transition work offshore to India
- replace American employees with cheaper foreign labor
ITServe’s interest in offshore capabilities confirms that they are not representing U.S. businesses, they are representing Indian outsourcing firms operating on U.S. soil. This is the same model federal agencies have repeatedly flagged for wage suppression, job displacement and visa misuse.
3. The form screens for body-shop infrastructure: ATS, HR tools, payroll, job portals, bench-marketing systems
ITServe requires companies to disclose:
- ATS systems
- HR tools
- job portals
- payroll systems
- accounts tools
These are not normal membership requirements. These are the exact systems needed for:
- benching visa workers
- rotating workers between client sites
- proxy interviews
- rapid redeployment
- corp-to-corp contracting
- paper-contract substitution
In other words: ITServe is validating whether an applicant has the machinery required to operate as an H-1B labor broker. This is the opposite of a “technology association.” It’s a compliance checklist for staffing shops.
4. Applicants must disclose their “Legal/Immigration Services used” meaning ITServe tracks immigration-law pipelines
Nothing about ITServe’s application resembles a legitimate American business association. Instead, it reads like: A labor-import cartel intake form with a visa-pipeline qualification checklist.
Member Benefits: Exclusive ITServe Job Board







Membership Fees





ITServe membership fees & “benefits”
ITServe’s own documents provide some of the strongest self-incriminating evidence showing how ITServe operates as a coordinated lobbying, legal-defense and visa-expansion cartel, not a business association.
Mandatory PAC funding explicitly used to fight U.S. immigration enforcement
“$300 goes to PAC (Policy Advocacy)”
And what does that PAC fund?
- Challenging upcoming immigration reform which will eliminate our current consulting model
- Passing of HIRE Act
- Salary to a Government liaison officer
- Salary to a Litigation Attorney
- Three years of H-1B approval
- Removal of Neufeld Memo / Client letter / Itinerary requirements
- Opposed OPT/CPT third-party placements
- Reduced 221(g) at the consulates
These are not business services. These are political operations designed to:
- Keep the labor-broker outsourcing model alive
- Remove U.S. government oversight
- Increase foreign-labor access
- Reduce protections for American workers
- Influence U.S. immigration policy to favor Indian outsourcing companies
They charge their members to fund a political lobbying apparatus specifically aimed at reversing U.S. regulations that protect American workers.
“Challenge the upcoming immigration reform which will ELIMINATE our current consulting model.”
ITServe explicitly acknowledges their consulting model is at risk because of immigration reform.
- This means:
- Their business model depends on loopholes
- Their model cannot survive without exploiting visa programs
- They must fight reform because reform would protect Americans and shut them down
This is a confession that ITServe’s business model is incompatible with ethical, lawful and fair employment practices.
The “PAC Achievements” list = Evidence of system manipulation
a. “3 years of H1B approval”
Advocacy to guarantee multi-year approvals is solely beneficial to foreign workers and foreign-run companies.
b. “Removal of Neufeld Memo / Client letter / Itinerary”
This refers to internal USCIS guidance issued following their lawsuit.
It shows:
- They directly influenced U.S. immigration policy
- They treat policy manipulation as a “member benefit”
- They want members to know their litigation changed federal immigration enforcement
These enforcement tools were created to prevent:
- H-1B trafficking
- third-party placements
- staffing abuses
- fake client letters
ITServe lobbied to remove anti-fraud safeguards. This may raise FARA concerns, because they are influencing U.S. government policy to serve a predominantly foreign labor interest group.
c. “Opposed OPT/CPT third-party placements”
They opposed restrictions, meaning they supported:
- placing foreign students into contract labor
- undermining U.S. hiring
- circumvention of wage rules
- legal loopholes for staffing firms
d. “H1B lottery rule change”
They lobbied for more control over selection, favoring their members.
e. “Historic ITServe memo” / “Reduced 221(g)”
221(g) is used to combat:
- sham employers
- fake job offers
- visa fraud
They celebrated weakening consular scrutiny.
“Savings: Several thousands of USD” They openly value cheaper visa exploitation over compliance with U.S. law or American job protection.
Benefits Structured Around Visa Issuance, Defense & Exploitation
The benefits list shows clear patterns:
IMMIGRATION SERVICES
- Discounts on H-1B immigration filings
- 5% discount on litigation for “corporate law matters”
- “First H1B legal fee” discounts
These are not normal business-association perks. They are incentives for companies to:
- File more H-1B petitions
- Seek bulk-rate legal defense in visa disputes
- Challenge USCIS when caught abusing the system
- Lower cost of importing foreign labor
ITServe is literally subsidizing visa use, making it easier and cheaper to replace Americans. Visa-reliant body shops operate in bulk, reducing cost per visa to maximize profit margin.
Membership benefits focus on operational tools for body shops
Look at their perks:
- Ceipal ATS discount – widely used by H-1B body shops
- Dice.com credits – primary recruiting platform for visa workers
- LinkedIn recruiting packages – tied to hiring foreign contractors
- Payroll services – designed for multi-W2 visa models
- Tax filing for “member employees” – often tied to F-1 CPT/OPT workers
These are the business tools of labor brokers running offshore/onsite staffing pipelines. NOT American companies hiring fair and open competition talent.
They bundle “dispute mediation” because members compete for visa workers
This means:
- Their member companies frequently fight over H-1B workers
- Disputes arise from poaching, benching, or placement issues
- They need internal “cartel dispute resolution” mechanisms
This is classic cartel behavior.
Mandatory “CSR Donations” used to influence public opinion and they are encouraging business to claim federal tax exemptions.
They openly claim CSR funds will be used to:
- “Convey to the public about our contribution to this country”
- “Get ground-level support to our high-skilled immigration policies”
- “Get closer to local communities”
This is not charity. It is perception management and political influence.
ITServe’s own materials show that they are soliciting “charitable contributions” under IRS 501(c)(3) status, but the actual stated purpose of these CSR funds contradicts the legal restrictions on charitable nonprofits.
First, here is what ITServe is advertising: “Please consider donating any amount to ITServe Alliance CSR and claim Federal Tax Exemption under IRS 501(c)(3) as part of your business tax planning.”

This is already alarming for several reasons:
1. They are framing charitable donations as a tax-planning strategy
This is not about community benefit or public good. It’s marketed as a business expense loophole.
2. They imply that contributions to their organization, which is politically active, are tax-deductible
If ITServe Alliance CSR is a 501(c)(3), the law is clear:
- It cannot engage in political activity.
- It cannot support or oppose legislation.
- It cannot run political advocacy campaigns.
- It cannot fund lobbying or PAC-like efforts.

But their own membership documents show that CSR funds are used to:
- “Convey to the public about our contribution to this country”
- “Get ground-level support to our high-skilled immigration policies”
- “Get closer to local communities” (political optics)
- “Lawmakers are appreciating and supporting this program”
These are not charitable activities. These are reputation-building, political-influence and policy-alignment programs.
3. They are comingling CSR messaging with political messaging
CSR (supposedly charitable) is presented side-by-side with PAC political achievements, including:
- H-1B approval victories
- Removal of Neufeld Memo
- Lobbying for HIRE Act
- Fighting immigration reforms
- Changing H-1B lottery rules
This mixture of:
- Political PAC operations, and
- Charitable solicitations under 501(c)(3)
is a major red flag for IRS scrutiny and potentially a violation of:
- IRS 501(c)(3) political-activity restrictions
- IRS 4955 – Excise tax for political expenditures
- False solicitation / improper tax-deduction inducement

ITServe Policy Advocacy
Deliberate chapter expansion tied to political power
Statements by Siva Moopanar explicitly link chapter growth to organizational strength and influence:
- Targets are set for 100–200 member companies per chapter
- Expansion across Boston and New England is framed as a way to make chapters “powerful”
- Growth is presented as strategic, not organic
This establishes intentional scaling of a coordinated trade organization, not a loose professional association. Membership growth is treated as leverage.
Consolidation strategy to influence immigration policy
Anju Vallabhaneni reinforces the same strategy: “If you are not at the table, you will be on the menu”
Calls for unity and expansion to gain “a lot of say in immigration policies.” Explicit linkage between membership growth and policy influence.
This is a classic trade-association power-building model, where:
- Scale equals leverage
- Leverage equals regulatory influence
This is self-described by ITServe leadership.
Immigration advocacy is the organizing principle, not a side issue
From 2016 onward, ITServe explicitly states that:
- It reaches out to elected officials, media, and agencies to address immigration needs of member companies
- Its policy work focuses on reducing regulatory burdens and expanding visa flexibility
- Its success stories include weakening Neufeld Memo enforcement and removing client-letter requirements
These are self-reported lobbying achievements, not external interpretations
Policy advocacy success stories admit regulatory rollbacks
ITServe’s “Policy Advocacy Success Stories” page lists:
- Removal of client-letter requirements
- Reduced end-client disclosure obligations
- Easier movement of H-1B workers between client sites
- Expanded flexibility benefiting consulting firms
These outcomes align precisely with the business model of labor-brokerage and body-shop firms, not domestic workforce protection. Taken together, this establishes that ITServe achieved policy wins that weakened visa safeguards.
ITServe’s “PAC Achievements”
ITServe Alliance openly brags that it sued the U.S. Government repeatedly to dismantle safeguards designed to protect American jobs, American wages and workplace integrity.
What ITServe’s “Successes” means for American workers
1. Reversing OPT I-983 Restrictions (Third-party placement)
- What they sued for: To let foreign OPT students (F-1 visa holders) work at third-party client sites, even when the employer does not provide training or supervision.
- Why this harms Americans:
- Allows outsourcing firms to treat OPT students like temporary contract labor, not “students in training.”
- Employers hire these workers instead of American graduates, because OPT workers cost 20–40% less and give employers a 15% tax exemption.
- It expands the pipeline of cheap, disposable foreign labor flowing straight into body-shop chains.
Bottom line: This directly replaces young American STEM graduates with low-wage visa workers.

Evidence Link
2. Canceling client-letter requirements
- What they sued for: To stop USCIS from requiring proof of real work at a real job site before approving a visa.
- Why this harms Americans:
- Allows foreign staffing companies to submit fake contracts, hypothetical projects, or vague statements to get visas approved.
- Eliminates the evidence needed to detect fraud or ghost-contract H-1Bs.
- Floods the labor market with workers not tied to a specific job, enabling wage suppression.
Bottom line: They removed verification that prevented fraud, opening the door to mass visa approvals for non-existent jobs.
3. Stopping the DOL wage rule (Higher wages for H-1B)
- What they sued for: To block the rule requiring H-1B employers to pay higher, market-rate wages. ITServe brags the rule was “devastating” because no one could afford to pay higher wages.
- Why this harms Americans:
- H-1B workers remain cheaper than Americans, ensuring companies prefer foreign labor.
- Keeps wage levels artificially low across entire tech sectors.
- Prevents upward pressure on salaries for American workers.
Bottom line: They fought to keep foreign labor cheap so cartel members can undercut Americans.
4. Preserving the Old H-1B Lottery Rules
- What they sued for:To block reforms that would have prioritized higher-skilled, higher-paid workers in the H-1B lottery.
- Why this harms Americans:
- Keeps the lottery random, allowing bulk submissions, duplicate entries and mass fraud.
- Enables staffing firms to dominate H-1B selection by filing 10–100 entries per worker.
- Locks out legitimate employers who would hire genuinely skilled labor.
5. Killing the 2010 Neufeld Memo
What is the 2010 Neufeld memo
The 2010 Neufeld Memo is a landmark policy document issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on January 8, 2010, signed by Donald Neufeld, Associate Director of Service Center Operations. Titled “Determining the Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions,” it is one of the most important federal directives ever created to combat H-1B visa abuse, outsourcing and labor trafficking schemes.
Neufeld Memo Link
ITServe Alliance, Inc. v. USCIS LINK
Purpose of the Neufeld Memo
The memo was created to stop staffing firms, labor brokers, and outsourcing companies from exploiting the H-1B visa to displace American workers. Its core purpose:
Prevent abuse of the H-1B program by ensuring a real, legal employer-employee relationship exists.
USCIS wrote the memo because:
- Thousands of H-1B petitions were being filed by body shops and offshore-outsourcing companies that did not actually control the worker.
- H-1B workers were being rented out to third-party sites, undercutting wages and eliminating U.S. jobs.
- Employers were filing speculative applications for jobs that didn’t exist, just to get cheap labor in the pipeline.
How the Neufeld Memo was designed to protect the American workforce
1. It targeted the labor-broker model, the heart of outsourcing and visa abuse
The memo directly challenged companies (like many ITServe members today) that:
- Do not have real worksites
- Do not directly supervise workers
- Simply “place” H-1Bs on client contracts like leased labor
This model is the backbone of the U.S. offshoring industry, which systematically replaces Americans.
By restricting third-party placement, the memo aimed to shut down a major displacement mechanism.
2. It banned speculative hiring
The memo said an H-1B could NOT be approved unless the employer could show:
- The job actually exists
- The employer has work available at the time of filing
- The employer has control over the job duties
This was meant to prevent companies from stockpiling cheap labor to deploy later — directly protecting U.S. job seekers.
3. It established the “Right to Control” test
To ensure American workers were not displaced by contract labor, the memo required employers to prove they had:
- Control over when, where, and how the H-1B worker performs the job
- The ability to hire, fire, supervise, and pay the worker
- Real, ongoing oversight of daily work
This made it much harder for staffing companies and Indian outsourcing firms to exploit the system.
4. It cracked down on offsite placement
USCIS explicitly stated:
- H-1Bs deployed to client sites are at high risk for abuse
- Evidence must be provided for every worksite
- Employers must provide contracts, statements of work, itineraries, and supervision plans
- This was designed to stop the replacement of Americans at:
- Disney
- Southern California Edison
- Abbott
- Accenture-run contracts
- Infosys, Tata, Wipro placements
- …and thousands of similar cases.
5. It strengthened enforcement tools to prevent wage suppression
By forcing employers to prove real control, the memo:
- Reduced misclassification
- Reduced “benching”
- Reduced below-market wages
- Reduced abuses of “Level 1” H-1B wages
This directly protected Americans from wage suppression caused by the labor-broker model.
6. It made it easier for USCIS to deny fraudulent petitions
The memo formalized what evidence adjudicators could demand, including:
- Full organizational charts
- Proof of internal supervision
- Real employment agreements
- Documentation for each client location
This allowed USCIS to deny thousands of fraudulent staffing-company petitions, protecting U.S. workers from replacement.
Why the Memo Matters Today
The Neufeld memo was the federal government’s attempt to:
- Protect Americans from outsourcing
- Disable the illegal H-1B labor-broker system
- Stop labor cartels from exploiting visa loopholes
- Rein in firms whose business model depends on replacing U.S. workers
The Neufeld Memo was intentionally designed to:
- Stop visa mills
- Stop fraudulent speculative petitions
- Stop offshore-outsourcing firms from flooding the market
- Stop the replacement of U.S. workers by contract H-1Bs
- Promote compliance with U.S. labor laws
- Strengthen USCIS’s ability to deny abusive filings
It was one of the strongest federal efforts ever made to protect the American labor force from the outsourcing industry.


ITServe Alliance aggressively fought the Neufeld Memo as well as the 2018 USCIS Policy Memos because it directly targeted their business practices.
Their lawsuits sought to:
- Remove the right-to-control test
- Restore third-party placement
- Allow speculative H-1Bs
- Reduce evidence requirements
- Gut USCIS oversight
ITServe’s entire political lobbying structure (including the HIRE Act) is built on overturning the restrictions that protected U.S. workers.
H-1B landscape post ITServe V, USCIS Settlement Link



2018 USCIS Policy Memo Targets H-1B Petitions Involving Off-Site Employment Link| Link| Link Settlement Text Link
The USCIS “ITServe Memo” https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2020/PM-602-0114_ITServeMemo.pdf
ITServe anti-American lawsuits continued
ITServe filed this lawsuit on behalf of their members who even according to the lawsuit are companies whose business model relies on replacing American workers. The lawsuit is brought on behalf of “50/50 companies,” firms where more than 50 percent of the workforce is on H-1B or L-1 visas.
These companies:
- Do not primarily hire Americans
- Depend on a pipeline of foreign labor
- Operate visa-based staffing models that undercut U.S. wages
- Compete unfairly with American workers who cannot legally work for less
By demanding a $350 million payout they are effectively asking the USCIS to subsidize companies that exclude American citizens from their own job market.
The lawsuit claims USCIS collected “unlawful” fees, but those fees existed precisely because:
- Congress wanted to discourage excessive H-1B use
- The fees were intended to protect domestic labor
- The funds allowed USCIS to process and investigate visa petitions for fraud
ITServe wants all of that undone. This flips the purpose of visa oversight on its head and directly harms Americans whose jobs depend on meaningful enforcement.



* Links may no longer work due to ITServe taking down their newsletters from public view: Evidence Link | Link
Even U.S. consulates have felt the consequences. A recent Center for Immigration Studies interview with Ms. Siddiqui, a former consular officer stationed in Chennai, a post that adjudicated 220,000 H-1B visas and 140,000 H-4 visas in 2024, revealed that fraudulent degrees, fake employment records and fabricated client letters were a daily occurrence.
What Siddiqui described from inside the consulate aligned perfectly with ITServe’s internal documents, fraud had not simply slipped through the cracks, it had been engineered, normalized and defended. She explained how consular officers struggled to enforce basic quality control because they were under-resourced, blocked by bureaucratic obstacles and confronted with pressure from local interests, foreign political actors and what she called a “very effective Indian lobby in the U.S.” That dynamic mirror the same shadow lobbying ecosystem in which ITServe has operated for years, dominating the space through relentless litigation, targeted lobbying and sustained pressure on federal agencies to dismantle core safeguards such as 221(g) administrative processing.
Internal ITServe documents show the organization had their litigation attorney pressure federal agencies, challenge enforcement rules and influence U.S. consulates overseas. The organization openly listed the removal of client letters and the reduction of 221(g) administrative processing and other anti-fraud safeguards as major PAC achievements.

In reality, 221(g) should be one of the easiest safeguards for any legitimate business to satisfy. When a consular officer issues a 221(g) request, they are simply asking the petitioning company to provide basic evidence that the job is real, the worksite exists, the client relationship is genuine or the project actually requires the worker being sponsored. For reputable employers, these documents, statements of work, contracts, organizational charts, supervision plans or project descriptions, are routine parts of everyday operations.
Honest companies can produce them almost instantly because they already exist as part of normal business activity. The only entities that struggle to comply with 221(g) are those attempting to place visa workers into speculative jobs, shell contracts or client sites where no real supervision or job duties have been secured. In other words, 221(g) does not burden legitimate employers, it exposes illegitimate ones. That is precisely why certain lobbying groups fought so aggressively to weaken it: not because 221(g) created hardship for compliant companies, but because it made fraud easier to detect.
Siddiqui’s testimony therefore did more than expose H-1B fraud, it exposed the results of ITServe’s long-running campaign to erode oversight, weaken consular review and expand the visa pipeline for outsourcing firms. The fraud she witnessed firsthand was the very fraud ITServe had paid attorneys to institutionalize, fought USCIS to preserve and lobbied Congress to expand. Her account confirmed that the breakdown inside the H-1B system was not accidental; it was the outcome of a coordinated, years-long effort to dismantle American safeguards in favor of a foreign labor agenda.


ITServe labor brokerage “inventory + salesforce” model: There was never a worker shortage
Year-by-year ITServe “Welcome” page snapshot: 2015-2020

The above snapshot shows the ITServe member companies, recruiters, active jobs and active resumes with a year-by-year snapshot of the totals they presented on their homepage.
1) The numbers show a labor-brokerage “inventory + salesforce” model, not a direct-employment model
Across every snapshot, ITServe’s ecosystem looks like a staffing marketplace:
- Recruiters scale almost perfectly with member-company count (roughly ~4 recruiters per company every year).
- Recruiters often exceed jobs (meaning a very large “sales” layer relative to real positions).
- Resumes significantly exceed jobs in multiple years (meaning “available supply” is larger than “active demand”).
The raw totals (from the image)
- 11/27/2015: 221 companies | 968 recruiters | 1,029 jobs | 770 resumes
- 12/04/2016: 579 companies | 2,621 recruiters | 1,944 jobs | 3,667 resumes
- 12/19/2017: 805 companies | 3,737 recruiters | 2,202 jobs | 6,015 resumes
- 04/24/2018: 923 companies | 4,167 recruiters | 4,904 jobs | 7,431 resumes
- 04/26/2019: 1,112 companies | 4,604 recruiters | 1,471 jobs | 8,680 resumes
- 02/10/2020: 1,256 companies | 5,192 recruiters | 1,918 jobs | 8,734 resumes
2) “No shortage” is supported by the bench-to-job ratios (their own posted stats)
The most probative indicator is resumes per active job (available supply vs. posted demand).
- 2016: 3,667 resumes / 1,944 jobs ≈ 1.89 resumes per job
- 2017: 6,015 / 2,202 ≈ 2.73 resumes per job
- 2018: 7,431 / 4,904 ≈ 1.52 resumes per job
- 2019: 8,680 / 1,471 ≈ 5.90 resumes per job ← explodes
- 2020: 8,734 / 1,918 ≈ 4.55 resumes per job
Why 2019–2020 is particularly damaging (for “shortage” narratives)
Between 2018 → 2019:
- Active jobs collapse: 4,904 → 1,471 (down ~70%)
- Resumes increase: 7,431 → 8,680 (up ~17%)
- Recruiters increase: 4,167 → 4,604 (up ~10%)
That pattern is exactly what you see in a brokerage / bench / pipeline operation. When demand drops, a normal employer shrinks hiring infrastructure. A labor broker keeps recruiters and expands inventory because the business is placing labor, not building a stable internal workforce.
3) Recruiter-heavy structure reinforces “brokerage” over “employment”
Recruiters per job (sales capacity relative to real openings):
- 2016: 2,621 / 1,944 ≈ 1.35 recruiters per job
- 2017: 3,737 / 2,202 ≈ 1.70 recruiters per job
- 2019: 4,604 / 1,471 ≈ 3.13 recruiters per job
- 2020: 5,192 / 1,918 ≈ 2.71 recruiters per job
A legitimate “we can’t find workers” story doesn’t align with multiple recruiters per job plus thousands of ready resumes.
4) Why this supports “foreign labor pipeline expansion” vs. filling real shortages
Using only what’s on this page, the internal logic looks like this:
- They maintain a large ready labor inventory (resumes/bench).
- They maintain a large sales apparatus (recruiters).
- They report relatively fewer real openings (jobs), especially in 2019–2020.
- Therefore their push for “more visa access” aligns more with pipeline throughput and labor supply control than unmet demand.
This does not count offshored jobs, meaning the true displacement/transfer component isn’t even captured here, this is only the U.S.-facing placement layer. This evidence set is strongest as “their own published operational metrics” showing excess supply + bench capacity while lobbying for expanded work authorization.
5) Immigration program abuse indicators (DOL/USCIS)
These metrics support targeted audits for:
- benching patterns
- nonproductive time issues
- client placement dependency
- labor-condition compliance
Benefit from diversity with no diversity
“2,500 companies that represent ITServe Alliance, mostly with Indian connection, Indian origin”

Leader board:


Evidence is from a 2023 ITServe Newsletter which has since been taken down by ITServe.


Citizenship-status and national-origin discrimination red flags
Vinay Mahajan, ITServe President 2023, repeatedly emphasizes:
- Its origins in a “heavily Telugu community”
- That “Telugu… dominate the IT sector in general” and that the group is now dominated by Indians and other South Asians.
What you have is a membership base that is overwhelmingly foreign-born and visa-dependent with a business model (IT staffing and consulting) who based on this investigation make hiring decisions that clearly show they prefer foreign visa-holders over U.S. citizens. This is exactly where 8 U.S.C. § 1324b ( Unfair-immigration-related employment practices statute) should come into play. The document repeatedly states that ITServe’s first mission is to protect members’ interests and obtain immigration benefits, not to ensure lawful, non-discriminatory access to jobs for U.S. workers. That creates a strong inference that policy positions are driven by the economic desires of visa-employing members, not by compliance with 1324b or the INA’s domestic-worker protections.
External evidence which shows a lack of diversity with nearly 100% Indian-national or Indian-origin executives. This is an ethnically homogeneous, industry-specific special interest group whose operations overwhelmingly advantage one nationality while systematically excluding U.S. workers.
ITServe Chapter Members




ITServe CSR: Charity or political instrument?
The disconnect between ITServe’s public image and its documented activities becomes even sharper when examining how the organization solicits and deploys “charitable contributions.” ITServe Alliance CSR, the group’s affiliated 501(c)(3) nonprofit, issued year-end appeals encouraging businesses to donate and “claim Federal Tax Exemption” under IRS charitable rules. One solicitation reads:
This messaging is striking for several reasons, each of which raises serious compliance concerns.
- Traditional nonprofits emphasize public benefit.
- ITServe emphasizes tax deductions.
By presenting charitable contributions as a “business tax planning” tool, the organization reframes philanthropy as a financial loophole, a tone at odds with IRS expectations for organizations receiving tax-exempt status.

More concerning are the stated purposes of CSR funds. According to ITServe’s own membership materials, CSR dollars are used to:
- “Convey to the public about our contribution to this country”
- “Get ground-level support to our high-skilled immigration policies”
- “Get closer to local communities” to improve public opinion
- Develop programs “lawmakers are appreciating and supporting”
None of these objectives align with the legal definition of charitable purpose. The second line, “Get ground-level support to our high-skilled immigration policies”, is explicitly political, falling under issue advocacy and policy influence. Under IRS rules, a 501(c)(3) organization is absolutely prohibited from engaging in political activity, including supporting or opposing legislation or conducting grassroots lobbying campaigns.
Yet ITServe markets CSR as part of a broader strategy to improve perceptions of high-skilled immigration and build public sympathy for its policy positions.

What makes the arrangement more troubling is that ITServe routinely presents CSR (its “charity” arm) alongside PAC operations responsible for lobbying, litigation and immigration-policy battles. This proximity blurs any meaningful line between charitable activity and political campaigning. In some materials, CSR solicitations and political successes appear side by side, suggesting a unified operation rather than two independent entities separated by legal boundaries.
If CSR funds advertised as tax-deductible and are used to advance immigration-policy messaging or to bolster support for legislative initiatives like the HIRE Act, the organization could face exposure under:
- IRS 501(c)(3): Prohibits any political activity, including issue advocacy intended to influence public opinion on legislation.
- IRS 4955: Imposes excise taxes on political expenditures by 501(c)(3) entities.
Even the appearance of using charitable solicitations to support lobbying operations can draw IRS scrutiny. For ITServe the evidence is not ambiguous: CSR is described by ITServe itself as a tool for shaping perceptions of immigration policy and building political support.

Use of CSR and STEM spending to build political goodwill
ITServe Leadership is openly stating:
- More money and time are being spent on STEM
- Lawmakers and leaders “are appreciating our efforts”
- CSR is explicitly tied to reputation and goodwill
CSR is framed as a strategic influence mechanism, not merely philanthropy.
Money ITServe Alliance Inc pushes into CSR
ITServe Alliance Inc’s 990: Link
Irving, TX Tax-exempt since May 2017
EIN: 27-1870521
ITServe Alliance Inc’s CSR 990: Link
2023


2022
- 2022 (FY ending 12/31/2022) ITServe 501(c)(6)
- 2022 | IRS Link (FY ending 12/31/2022) ITServe CSR 501(c)(3)



Additional evidence:





Monopolizing the IT industry

India benefits from ITServe’s CSR
EZJobs “Employment Support Architecture” for ITServe Alliance CSR
The announcement states that EZJobs partnered with ITServe Alliance to provide a “free employment platform” as part of ITServe’s CSR initiative, aimed at helping community members who lost jobs during COVID.
Key claims include:
- Free access to EZJobs for “community members”
- Direct resume visibility to ITServe member companies
- Positioning ITServe as a benevolent employment intermediary
- Framing the effort as pandemic relief and humanitarian assistance
EZJobs + CSR = controlled labor routing architecture:
- Builds a member-only hiring platform
- Brands it as CSR
- Routes resumes only to ITServe companies
- Explicitly references companies with offshore offices in India
The “CSR initiative” is explicitly tied to member companies with offshore operations in India, meaning:
- Employment pathways are anchored to India-based labor ecosystems
- CSR branding is used to legitimize offshore labor integration
- The program is not neutral or domestic-worker focused
This is vertical integration: recruitment → visas → offshoring → lobbying → lawmaking. CSR is the camouflage layer.
Key actors:
- Raghu Chittimalla – National President, ITServe
- Goutham Goli – National CSR Director, ITServe
- Jyoti Vazirani – Co-founder, EZJobs and PR Director of ITServe
Evidence of coordinated labor-market manipulation. This program:
- Centralizes job seekers
- Restricts employer access to ITServe members
- Operates alongside visa-heavy firms
- Was launched during mass U.S. layoffs
This fits labor cartel characteristics, not charitable relief.
Misuse of CSR designation
- CSR is traditionally charitable and non-commercial.
Here it is used to:
- Feed resumes into private staffing firms
- Support companies with offshore delivery models
- Maintain labor supply continuity
This raises:
- IRS scrutiny issues (for nonprofit activities)
- State consumer protection concerns
- False or misleading representations to the public
The first mission of ITServe is always protect member’s interest




Evidence is from a 2023 ITServe Newsletter which has since been taken down by ITServe.
Across the pages, Vinay Mahajan makes several things clear:
ITServe’s first mission is to protect and secure benefits for its members, not to benefit the U.S. labor market or American workers. “High-skilled immigration is very important to ITServe members.” The association’s central policy goal is expanding and protecting immigration pipelines (H-1B, OPT, STEM, etc.). They litigate to strike down USCIS safeguards (client-letter rules, internal regulations, short-term approvals, 221(g) delays, OPT third-party restrictions).
They lobby Congress and specific named lawmakers for:
- Higher H-1B quotas
- Special exemptions from caps for certain foreign nationals
- More freedom to use OPT students at third-party client sites
They emphasize their collective power, networking, and WhatsApp coordination, where members share resources, “such as personnel,” and get immigration advice, often from sponsor immigration attorneys.
Repeated statements that “high skilled immigration is very important to ITServe members” and that they lobby for higher H-1B quotas and more OPT placements are a red flag when combined with the existing legal requirements:
- H-1B is supposed to be for temporary specialty-occupation shortages, not as a permanent pipeline for body-shops or labor cartels.
- OPT employment is supposed to be “training directly related to the student’s major” and primarily for the benefit of the student, not as a cheap staffing pool for third-party clients.
ITServe boasts about:
- Suing to allow OPT students to work at third-party organizations.
- Suing over client-letter and itinerary requirements and short-term approvals that USCIS used as tools against staffing-company abuse.
- Suing over 221(g) processing holds, which are often used when consular officers suspect fraud or need more evidence.
Those lawsuits themselves are not illegal, everyone can challenge agency action, but the goal is explicitly to weaken guardrails designed to prevent:
- Benching and unpaid time
- Third-party placement without clear employer-employee control
- Fraudulent end-client claims
- Sham “training” arrangements for OPT students
That aim should draw scrutiny under the Immigration and Nationality Act and its regulations (e.g., 8 U.S.C. § 1182(n); 8 C.F.R. § 214.2; 20 C.F.R. part 655) because it signals a coordinated effort to preserve exactly the kinds of structures that have been repeatedly flagged in enforcement actions against staffing firms.
OPT third-party placement
They brag about overturning a “restriction that prevented OPT students from working at third-party organizations,” calling the result a “victory” that “allow[ed] the recruitment of OPT students for various job opportunities.”
Regulatory red flags:
- OPT is a student benefit, not an employer’s staffing program.
- Third-party placement models are the same structure DHS has associated with visa mills and labor-brokering.
When a trade group openly reengineers policy so that its members can recruit more OPT students into client-site roles, it raises questions about:
- Unauthorized employment (if real training is thin or non-existent)
- Wage-and-hour compliance
- Whether these programs are being used to bypass H-1B caps, labor-condition attestations, and prevailing-wage rules

How ITServe’s litigation dismantled the very safeguards meant to stop ITServe-style abuses
ITServe Alliance spent years suing the U.S. government to dismantle the core protections designed to prevent visa abuse, third-party labor brokering, and fake “on-site” employment, the exact practices that ITServe member companies openly market today.

Evidence Link | Link | Link | Link
ITServe spent years attacking the very safeguards designed to prevent labor-brokerage models, fraudulent job placements and visa-pipeline recruiting. Now, ITServe’s own members openly engage in the exact practices those protections were meant to stop. This case study shows that ITServe’s litigation did not simply weaken oversight, it directly enabled the illegal and unfair practices its own members now publicize as their business model.

“Just as with any members Association, the first mission is always to protect members’ interest. And, the second thing is, of course, because of our collective
power, we are able to get benefits for our members. “ VINAY MAHAJAN PRESIDENT OF ITSERVE
ITServe frames itself as a protector against “external threats”
ITServe frames itself as a protector against “external threats” including adversarial stance against U.S. immigration enforcement.
In context, “external threats” refers to:
- USCIS
- FDNS fraud investigations
- Department of State
- federal enforcement
- potential criminal exposure for collusion
This is critically important for DOJ/OIG because it shows intent to insulate an industry from legal accountability.
“Considering the recent H1B 2023 and 2024 CAP multiple registrations…” This refers to the massive nationwide H-1B fraud wave exposed by Bloomberg where:
- shell companies
- staffing firms
- coordinated networks
submitted multiple registrations for the same Indian beneficiary to increase lottery odds. USCIS itself stated publicly that the fraud was egregious and involved collusive behavior.
ITServe legal counsel Jonathan Wasden gives protective instructions
This is clearly legal risk containment and not compliance ethics. Wasden “has put together best practices” and is advising, “Do not file any application this year if there is any suspicion of collision [collusion]…” This advice is not framed as ethical guidance; it is framed as risk avoidance, so members do not trigger audits or investigations.
They emphasize “whether intentional or inadvertent.” This is damage control for widespread misconduct within their own network. They issue a warning not to file if they suspect “collision/collusion.” This is the most direct admission, “Do not file any application this year if there is any suspicion of collision, whether intentional or inadvertent.”
Why this is incriminating:
A trade association only warns members not to commit a crime if the members have already been doing it. USCIS warned of massive fraud in 2023 and 2024, ITServe’s own counsel is now telling members not to do what many of them have already done. The memo states “Jonathan Wasden has put together some best practices in this regard, including various collusion scenarios during our recent sessions with members across the board.” Confirming members brought collusion scenarios forward, the issue is occurring “across the board” meaning it is widespread inside ITServe companies and ITServe is addressing collusion as an internal problem.
ITServe has engaged in national-level lobbying on H-1B fraud
They list actions they already took:
- Sending letters to U.S. Senate & House Judiciary Committee
- National webinars to shape internal compliance messaging
- Hosting lawyers to assist companies in avoiding prosecution
- Communicating with immigration attorneys to unify their stance
This is coordinated political and legal influence, not normal trade association behavior.
The document exposes widespread fear of USCIS’s new fraud detection system. “USCIS possesses advanced technology capable of identifying collusions.” Meaning USCIS’s new detection systems now threaten their core business model. The entire document does not reflect how a legitimate industry behaves. This is how a criminally vulnerable network behaves when enforcement tightens.

A newly surfaced video from an ITServe Alliance event reveals a shocking moment in which an ITServe-affiliated lawyer:
- Encourages violence against the President, urging members to kick his “a##.”
- Declares that the President isn’t god and doesn’t make the rules. the United States does not make the rules.
- Assures ITServe’s network that U.S. immigration enforcement cannot touch them.
This is not a fringe activist or anonymous commenter. The remarks were made on stage, at an ITServe-organized event, before an audience of visa-reliant outsourcing executives. ITServe is not a harmless business association. It is an aggressive, foreign-aligned lobbying cartel openly boasting that it can override U.S. law. And now it is on video. The messaging in that clip, violence, defiance of U.S. authority and promises to “protect immigration” for their members, exposes the true posture of ITServe: A politically active, foreign-benefiting pressure bloc that believes it can control U.S. immigration policy.
Video Link
ITServe’s India





“Empowering Local Employment”

ITServe Alliance publicly brands itself as “empowering local employment” while simultaneously positioning itself as a lobbying and coordination hub for skilled immigration pipelines that primarily benefit its member firms and India-linked outsourcing interests. The evidence highlights ITServe’s direct engagement with U.S. immigration policy, its explicit framing of “high-skill immigration as the backbone” of its business model and its role in educating members on recruiting, immigration and workforce strategies.
At the same time, evidence reveals ITServe’s active partnerships with Indian state governments, promotion of business expansion into India and member benefits tied directly to H-1B filings and visa processing discounts. Collectively, this evidence contradicts ITServe’s local-jobs narrative and instead shows an organization structured to protect and expand foreign labor pipelines, influence immigration policy and normalize the use of visa-dependent staffing models under the guise of industry advocacy and workforce development.
ITServe is positioning itself not as a U.S. trade association, but as an official partner of a foreign government, actively helping India build its IT infrastructure while lobbying U.S. lawmakers for expanded access to American visas and labor pipelines. ITServe is working directly with a foreign government on economic development. The AP government allocated 10 acres of land to ITServe to build tech infrastructure in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), with an option for 40 more acres if ITServe meets job-creation targets in India. This is not normal for a U.S.-based nonprofit. This demonstrates a foreign industrial partnership, not U.S. domestic advocacy. It proves ITServe’s job creation is happening in India not in America.
Centers of excellence on foreign government land = offshore IT hubs.
The initiative explicitly states job creation in Andhra Pradesh. ITServe says the project will create: 10,000–15,000 jobs in India not in America. Centers of excellence tied to job creation targets in India are, by definition, offshore delivery centers. India has repeatedly stated through CII, NASSCOM, and AP government releases that its goal is to become the world’s back-office and AI powerhouse. These “centers of excellence” support:
- India’s AI leadership strategy
- India’s digital governance export model
- India’s IT-enabled services expansion
Not American workers.
The 10 acres being allocated by the Andhra Pradesh government, the job-creation targets in India and ITServe’s role in promoting Vizag as a preferred global IT destination all show that ITServe is executing an economic development initiative for a foreign government. Under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), any U.S. organization that:
- partners with a foreign government,
- promotes that government’s economic or political interests, or
- influences U.S. policy while advancing foreign objectives
is required to register as a foreign agent.

By helping India build AI, data, and digital governance hubs, while lobbying Congress for more H-1Bs and green cards to feed India’s offshore workforce, ITServe is operating in the exact zone FARA was designed to regulate.
These “centers of excellence” are not neutral tech projects. They are infrastructure for India’s offshore IT industry, built with the assistance of a U.S.-based group that simultaneously pressures U.S. lawmakers to expand the very visa pipelines that feed that industry. This is a textbook dual-role scenario:
- Build India’s workforce abroad.
- Expand India’s labor pipeline into the U.S.
- Lobby U.S. policymakers while advancing a foreign government’s objectives.
That combination creates serious FARA exposure for ITServe.

ITServe’s leadership and foreign partnerships, including a land grant and tech hub deal with the government of Andhra Pradesh, raise serious FARA red flags and show this is part of a foreign industrial strategy, not a neutral trade association initiative
ITServe Members

ITServe leadership
ITServe Founding Members

Satish Manduva – ITServe Founding President/Member & CEO Intellisoft and Board Member, U.S. India Chamber of Commerce DFW, & President/Founder/Officer of e3 global inc., InfowareTech Inc., MSKV Technologies Inc, Chariot Capital LLC, SSRAM Capital LLC, INDIAN AMERICAN FAMILIES FEDERATION, and Farmers Luna Hub LLC




InfowareTech Inc.
Shared Staffing company with fellow founding Member Shashidhar Devireddy

Shashidhar Devireddy – ITServe Founding Member – Director/Officer ITServe Alliance India Association – President (2016) – Governing Board Chair (2021) – Governing Board Member (2016-2023) & CEO Founder Lucid Technologies (Lucid Jobs), RAVES.ai, InfowareTech Inc., Unitedsoft Inc., Impressive Systems Inc., Near Shore Resources Pvt Ltd India, Sha & Sid (S&S) Constructions Pvt Ltd India, 70MM Entertainments Pvt Ltd India,
















ITServe Governing Board 2026:

ITServe Governing Board 2025:

Raghu Chittimalla – ITServe National President 2021 – ITServe Governing Board 2025 & CEO – Founder: TechStar




LinkedIn Profile Link
TechStar
https://www.techstargroup.com/




Amar (Amareswararao) Varada – ITServe National President 2020 – ITServe Governing Board 2025 and CEO SURYA SYSTEMS INC.






Vinod Babu Uppu – ITServe National President 2019 – ITServe Governing Board 2025






Public records show Vinod Babu Uppu occupying officer or agent roles across more than a dozen IT and holding companies, many sharing the same small office suites and a single residential address. That type of clustering is consistent with multi-entity staffing ecosystems designed to move contracts and workers across different corporate shells. This is a textbook example of industry actors shaping U.S. immigration policy in ways that align with their own high-volume visa pipelines.
Address hubs and shell-style clustering
Hub A: 1303 W Walnut Hill Ln, Irving, TX 75038
Multiple IT consultancies and staffing-style entities at the same small office strip, all visa-active (IBM Global Systems, Horizon Advanced Systems, Intelligroup, Tvarana), with PPP loans and H-1B/PERM filings stacked on top of each other. These entities are individually small but collectively generate a sizable immigration footprint, especially for a single strip-mall address.
Entities:
- IBM Global Systems Inc (dba Jolt / Jolt Technologies)
- Horizon Advanced Systems Inc
- Tvarana Software Solutions LLC
- Intelligroup USA Ltd (one of the listed addresses)
Hub B: 4956 N O’Connor Rd, Irving, TX 75062
Mixed portfolio of IT, media (“India Today”), food/retail (“Soul of South”), and tech-branded entities (MuleSoft Connect, TechOne IT, Infosis) anchored to the same address. Suggests a centralized mail / management hub for multiple ventures controlled by overlapping Indian-origin principals.
Entities:
- Sri Sreenivasa Infra LLC
- Intelligroup USA Ltd
- Adviz Technologies Inc
- India Today LLC
- Soul of South LLC
- MuleSoft Connect Inc
- TechOne IT LLC
- Infosis LLC
Hub C: 4078 Saguaro Ln, Irving, TX 75063 (residential)
Dozens of companies from IT to holdings to food are legally registered to what appears to be a residential address and list Uppu as CEO/CFO/Secretary/Agent across multiple entities. This is very typical of owner-driven multi-entity ecosystems where one person controls many shells on paper.
Entities:
- GuideVision, Inc
- ARGHA Services Inc
- 380 Paloma Creek LLC
- Sripraja Holdings LLC
- Desi Food World LLC
- Desi Farm Fresh LLC
- Sampradaya Ltd Co
- GALLEGA SYSTEMS INC
Cross-border tie: India private company link: Sampradaya Ltd Co in TX is linked by name and registration references to Sampradaya Trading Company Private Limited in India.
Real-estate and investment vehicles: Entities like 380 Paloma Creek LLC, Sripraja Holdings LLC, Lexington Coit 5 LP, Sri Sreenivasa Infra LLC, Sampradaya Ltd Company, etc., indicate a second layer: real-estate and “holdings” vehicles.
This looks like the usual pattern where IT-consulting cashflow gets recycled into local real-estate, farm/food ventures, and cross-border trading companies, with overlapping officers.
Jolt Technologies (DBA of IBM Global) (30) Jolt Technologies: About | LinkedIn | www.joltTech.us


IBM Global Systems::IBM Global Systems Inc::
Awoit Systems AWOIT SYSTEMS
ADVIZ TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Adviz Technologies – Adviz Technologies
GALLEGA SYSTEMS INC. Gallega | Innovative IT Solutions & Software Development


HORIZON ADVANCED SYSTEMS, INC Horizon Advanced System


GuideVision, Inc. (alt. Names: HORIZON ADVANCED SYSTEMS, INC)
Tvarana Software Solutions LLC Tvarana




Devender Aerrabolu – ITServe National President 2022 – ITServe Governing Board 2025 & CEO of Tek Leaders


Vinay Mahajan – ITServe National President 2023- ITServe Governing Board 2025 & CEO/Founder of NAM Info Inc



Jagadeesh Mosali – ITServe National President 2024 – ITServe Governing Board 2025 & CEO of Redbud Technologies


Interview link
Redbud Technologies Link

Anju Vallabhaneni – ITServe National President 2025 – ITServe Governing Board 2025



PPP Refund Link

The onshore offshore model



The new ITServe president, Anju Vallabhaneni, built his business on H-1B dependency, a global labor-import network, and federally documented wage and visa violations. His company has sponsored nearly 1,700 H-1Bs, 98.5% from India, while collecting $3.7 million in forgiven PPP funds. He has a history of legal scrutiny, political influence campaigns and offshore recruiting pipelines that directly contradict ITServe’s public claims of “closing the skills gap.”
Now he is lobbying Congress to double the H-1B cap through the HIRE Act, a bill that would financially benefit the same visa-dependent staffing firms he represents, while pushing American workers further out of the labor market. Americans deserve to know exactly who is writing their immigration policy and whose interests it truly serves.


ITServe Board of Directors 2025

Manohar Kadsagani – ITServe Board of Directors 2025 and Managing Director & CEO, President, Founder – Sainar Solutions

Corporate fingerprint

Link | Link | Link | Link | Link |

Bala Shan ITSS – Board of Director (Benefits) & CEO of Lorven Technologies


Lorven Technologies






Srikanth Dasugari ITSS – Board of Directors 2025 & CEO Eminent Software Services
Corporate Footprint



Gautam Reddy Mallireddy ITSS Board of Directors 2025 & Officer/CEO, Metrix IT Solutions, MSR Technology Group, Synapsis Inc


Mahender Reddy Musuku – ITSS Advisor (Insurance), Board of Directors 2025 & CEO Systech Corp (Systechcorp Inc/Nihaki Systems, Inc), Behired and Co-Founder Smart Management Inc


Shree (Sridhar) Yerramsetti – ITSS Chair, Board of Directors 2025 & CEO-FOUNDER LIBSYS TECHNOLOGIES INC. and American Green Solutions




Mahesh Sake – ITSS Treasurer, Board of Directors 2025 & CEO Cymansys Solutions, Nebule Inc., Anuguna Charitable Group, and Caliber Management



Ravikiran Kemetireddy – ITServe Jt. Treasurer, Board of Directors 2025 and CEO InfoShore Solutions and Neo Prism Solutions









TP Reddy (Prashanth Tallapureddy) – ITSS Chair, Board of Directors 2025 and CEO RaceDog Technologies, 3AmigosIT LLC, Crossroads Food Services, Reddy Holdings, and MORE…




Ramesh Kalwala – ITSS Chair, Board of Directors 2025 and CEO aXseum Inc, PVK Corporation (U.S. & India), NVPV Solutions, Vestoge Ventures and Director/Officer of Indian American Diaspora Association




Sarath Chalamcharla – ITSS Chair, Board of Directors 2025 & CEO/Founder/Officer Airawath, Analytic Era


ITServe Office Bearers 2025

Sivasankar “Siva” Moonpanar – ITServe President Elect. 2025 & CEO of Edify Technologies, Inc.
(31) Sivasankar Moopanar | LinkedIn

Edify Technologies
Edify helps companies enhance technology footprint and gain digital advantage

(31) Edify Technologies: Overview | LinkedIn






Suresh Potluri (Venekata Suresh Babu Potluri) – ITServe Secretary 2025 & CEO-Founder Quiddity Infotech (U.S. + India) and Officer/Director of Anromeda Solutions, SV IT Services, VS Consulting, Datamind Technologies, 50Two Donations(non-profit)




Anil Atyam – ITServe Joint Secretary 2025 & CEO Founder – Cloud Integrator (Algorithm, Inc)


SAMBA MOVVA – ITServe Treasurer 2025 & CEO, Founder – Lorsiv Technologies
2025 Leadership – ITServe Alliance

This is Samba Movva: Treasurer of ITServe Alliance, the group that claims it is “empowering local employment.”



Evidence Link
Lorsiv Technologies

- Repeated hotlists openly advertising visa status (H-1B, OPT, CPT, GC, H4 EAD)
- Visa-dependent consultants marketed for immediate C2C placement, indicating benching and labor brokering
- Recruiters operating from India while advertising “US IT staffing” Systematic contract-only pipelines, not bona fide hiring
The email identities do not match the poster’s name (e.g., American-sounding first names used in company emails that differ from the recruiter’s actual identity). This is a known tactic used to mask offshore recruiting operations, bypass scrutiny, and present a false U.S.-based appearance. Taken together, this shows:
- Visa dependency
- Bench sales behavior
- Misrepresentation of recruiter identity
- Offshore control of U.S. labor placements
These are classic indicators of labor brokering, visa misuse, and misrepresentation, not lawful recruitment.
ITServe Alliance’s Treasurer runs an H-1B-dependent staffing firm that took $1.13M in PPP funds, funds that explicitly require compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws. Yet the public record shows:
- Visa-only recruiting
- OPT / H-1B bench sales
- 100% of employment-based green cards going to Indian-origin workers
- Offshore recruiting controlled from India
- Systematic exclusion of U.S. workers
PPP recipients certified under penalty of law that they would not discriminate based on citizenship or national origin. Openly operating a nationality-locked labor pipeline while taking taxpayer relief is not a gray area, it directly contradicts PPP eligibility certifications. This isn’t a random member. This is ITServe’s TREASURER. the person responsible for oversight of money, personally tied to conduct that violates the very conditions attached to federal aid.
ITServe 2025 Directors
Muralidhar Bandlapalli – ITServe Director – Bylaws 2025 & CEO – Stek Systems






Vijay Kommineni- ITServe Director – Chapter Relations 2025 & CEO of Galaxy I Technologies





Ram Nandyala – ITServe Director – Contracts/Procurements/Certifications 2025 & Founder & VP of Smart Folks Inc. (U.S. & India) and Tulsi Consulting




Shabana Siraj – ITServe Director – Diversity, Women & Compliance 2025 & CEO Trident Consulting



“Finding Diverse Talent: We have helped clients reach their diversity & inclusion goals by fulfilling their demand for a diverse workforce, by finding professionals that meet criteria including, but not limited to gender and ethnicity.”


ITServe repeatedly claims to represent American businesses and American workers. But in a LinkedIn post by ITServe Director Shabana Siraj, in which she tags ITServe, tells a different story. In that post, she praises the proposed $100K H-1B fee specifically because it makes hiring workers in the United States “economically unviable” and accelerates the offshoring of jobs to India. That statement directly contradicts ITServe’s public narrative. ITServe presents itself as an organization serving American economic interests. Yet its own leadership is openly celebrating policies that eliminate U.S. hiring and expand offshore labor operations.
This reaction underscores exactly why the $100K H-1B fee was proposed. The purpose of the policy is to curb abuse of foreign labor programs and force companies to hire Americans first.. not to subsidize foreign labor pipelines or incentivize offshoring. When an ITServe director responds by framing the fee as a reason to move jobs to India instead of hiring U.S. workers, it becomes an admission. For ITServe and many of its member companies, hiring Americans is not the default. The default response to accountability is offshoring, a model they already operate through established onshore-offshore labor pipelines tied to India.
What this messaging reveals: • The fee threatens their core business model • Americans are priced out, not prioritized • U.S. jobs are shifted offshore by design • India is the intended beneficiary • “Innovation” and “global talent” are used to mask labor displacement This is not a misunderstanding or a policy disagreement. It is a public statement of intent. An organization whose leadership applauds the removal of U.S. workers from the labor market cannot credibly claim to represent American businesses or American workers.
Prasad Arikatla – ITServe Director – Membership 2025 & CEO-Founder Ruri Software Technologies, DESI DISTRICT LLC, RURI HOLDINGS LLC, PVMR HOLDINGS LLC, IT ELEMENTS LLC, FAMOUS TECHNOLOGIES INC, PARK INVESTORS LLC, CapStone Realty Prosper LLC






Sateesh Nagilla – ITServe National Treasurer (2024) – ITServe Director PAC & Immigration 2025


RAMESH BABU GARLAPATI – ITServe Chair – PR & Media and CEO of Globex IT Solutions USA


Globex IT Solutions USA


Evidence Link | Link | Link | Link | Link

Sharad Patney – ITserve Director – Speakers 2025 & CEO of VLink Inc.









Vinay Parachuri – ITserve Director – Sponsorship 2025 & CEO, Pharmatek Solutions



Bala Rajaraman – ITserve Director – Technology 2025 & CEO, Marvel Technologies Inc. and EmployEZ

Marvel Technologies | EmployEZ

Advisory Directors
Radha Alla – ITServe Advisory Director Executive Board 2025 & CEO, Kodefast/Nimble Staffing/Hall Mark Global Technologies/eSigns.io/PERFORMANCE RESOURCES NY INC/TechOne IT/Niktor/ScaleneWorks People Solutions/Aavalar Consulting/RK Technical Services/Spruce Health Pro/Eforce Digital/HCR Group, Inc.

ITServe Chapter Presidents
Suman Kota – ITServe Boston Chapter President and CEO/Officer/Director of Ventois Inc., LORVEN CONSULTANTS, INC.
CHATEAU REALTY, L.L.C., QUASENT INC., DEYRAI LLC, AGAPE RESTAURANT GROUP LLC, S2V LLC, SV TRADERS LLC, AYODHYARAM LLC, SARVIN ANALYTICS LLC, UTILITIES ANALYST LLC, SAI SCRIPTS LLC, R8 GROUP LLC, HEYDU SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED (India), DASHAKARA ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED (India), VENTOIS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (India), NEUSKALE INC., VIEW PHARMACY, LLC, ASRK LLC, WAVESOFT SOLUTIONS INC, INNOVIM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC., SUKANDA LLC, Mangiare LLC, TRESTELLAE INC, VALORIN INC, QuantiPeak






















Jayasekhar Talluri (Jay Talluri): Partner/Co-Founder with Radha Alla & ITServe Platinum Member


eSigns.IO | Nimble Staffing| Nimble Accounting| Hallmark Global | TechOne IT | Niktor | ScaleneWorks People Solutions | PERFORMANCE RESOURCES NY INC | Aavalar Consulting | RK Technical Services | Spruce Health Pro | Eforce Digital Solutions | HCR Group, Inc. | RJ Technologies | EBC Technologies

Hallmark Global








Niktor




ScaleneWorks People Solutions

Nimble Staffing


eSigns.io

Kishore Khandavalli- ITServe Advisory Director PAC 2025 & CEO RiseIT Solutions, 7T(SevenTablets), Goldstone Technologies, Primesoft, P5 Analytics, Pine Computers, Inc., Valuify,LLC, R88, Inc, Fit Freedom LLC, Minscrip Inc., Innovation Fund LLC, Smart Works LLC and ITech US, Inc.

Corporate Footprint


Rise IT Solutions/ iTech US, Inc./ 7T.aI /Smart Works




ITServe Chapter Presidents 2025


Mallik Medarametla – Atlanta & CEO Samprasoft and IntelliGen Technologies Inc.

ITServe 2025 Chairs
Dasarath Kunapaneni – ITServe Chair Mediation 2025 and CEO of Unicom

Unicom Technologies



Unicom Link
Venkat Maram – ITServe 2025 Chair – Audit & Finance Control & CEO/Officer of EMPOWER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC, SMART, INFOTECH INC, Bartronics America Inc., CLOUDEEVA, INC., DEXTRO SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC. changed to: WIZCOM CORPORATION

Kanal Sakamuri- ITServe 2025 Chair – Benefits & CEO/Officer of Kaizen Technologies, EESHA TECH SOLUTIONS INC, SSS ENERGY INC., SYNERGY GREEN GROUP LLC, PRAMAD INFOTECH LLC, KAIZEN SOFT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED (India), SMART DATA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LLC, EESHA ESTATES LLC




ITServe CPAC Chairs 2025

Hima Kolanagireddy – ITServe Board of Director, CPAC Chair & CEO Ascii Group LLC & Republican National Committee: RNC National Commiteewoman & Michigan Republican Party – Precinct Delegate

LinkedIn Profile Link
Testimony Link

Ascii Group
Arvind Nerella – ITServe Board of Directors

LinkedIn Profile: Link

Virtue Serve (VirtueS)
VirtueS | IT Consulting, Staffing & Digital Transformation

Offshore/India Connection:

Dil Vasa – ITServe Florida Chapter Secretary

This piece by Dil Vasa is not neutral analysis. It is a defensive narrative written from the perspective of an IT staffing executive whose business model is directly affected by increased scrutiny of visa abuse, body-shopping and third-party labor arbitrage. The tone (“objectively and respectfully”) masks what is essentially damage control for firms that rely on foreign labor pipelines rather than direct U.S. hiring.
The author openly acknowledges:
“Less competition from unethical firms”
“Tighter regulations reduce the operations of body shops”
This is an admission, not a complaint. If regulation harms your business, your business depended on regulatory gaps. The article treats the collapse of body shops as collateral damage instead of what it actually is: the policy objective.
False distinction: “trusted vendors” vs. body shops
Vasa tries to draw a line between:
- “Unethical body shops” and
- “Trusted vendors”
But this distinction collapses under scrutiny because:
- The business model is identical (bench labor, visa dependency, third-party placement)
- Only the compliance sophistication differs
- Both rely on foreign labor substitution, not domestic workforce development
This is a rebranding strategy, not reform.

Dil Vasa on top of serving as secretary for the ITServe Florida chapter is also a leader in an organization tied to a specific region of India that exports tech workers to the U.S.
Telangana is not a neutral geographic reference in U.S. tech staffing: Telangana is a major exporter of IT labor.
Hyderabad is a hub for: Offshore delivery centers Body-shop feeder networks H-1B, OPT, and L-1 pipelines. Many ITServe member firms and staffing companies recruit heavily from this region. Serving on the board of a Telangana-specific U.S. association while: Advocating for visa expansion and running a visa-only staffing operation creates a structural alignment of interests, not a coincidence.
ITServe Alliance Members
Dinesh Movva – ITServe CSR National Secretary and CEO Torque Technologies LLC & Credent Technologies

Ramu Venigandla – ITServe Alliance Member


Eficens Solutions
https://www.eficens.ai/

Staxa Technologies


Stacklogy Inc
(20) Stacklogy Inc.: Overview | LinkedIn


Magtech Consulting & Solutions
https://www.magtechcorp.com/

Devoir Software Solutions
Olive Technology
(20) Olive Technology: Overview | LinkedIn
Veridic Solutions

ITServe Member Companies
Apex CoVantage LLC
With ITServe Alliance Member branding, Apex describes their company as having approximately 50 employees in the U.S. and 1,500 in India.

HCL Global Systems, Inc
HCL Global Systems Inc admits they leverage their onsite-offshore delivery model to provide the best ROI for their clients. This is enabled by hiring foreign workers to work in the U.S. for their “Onsite” workers who manage the workers back in India.

Dan Nandan (YASHODA DEVAKI NANDAN): ITServe Member and CEO of Staffingly, Hotvisas.com, Hire IT People Inc (U.S. & India), HotSkills.com, SHREE YASHODA NANDAN LLC, Immisupport, Infoway Software, IT Cats, LLC.



History with ITServe Alliance

Staffingly
Staffingly’s Website | LinkedIn Page






Immisupport
Immisupport.com| LinkedIn Page






HIRE IT People

















Infoway Software


Dan Nandan – The Immigration Guru






ITServe Member Directory 2016


The Ecosystem

ITServe Sponsors

TrackEx – MSR


ITServe Alliance 2026 Rebranding
ITServe Immigration: Visa dependent labor model


Additional ITServe evidence

Political influence bought and paid for by money gained from the displacement of American workers


Evidence linked may no longer be available due to ITServe taking it down from public view. Link






Link to article | Link to interview with Dave Brat
U.S. Senator John Cornyn – Texas

Congressman Rich McCormick


U.S. Senator Cory Booker – New Jersey
U.S. Senator Jon Husted
Link
Representative Kristin Robbins
Link
U.S. Senator Eric Pratt – Minnesota
Link
U.S. Senator John Kennedy – Louisiana 
U.S. House Representative Shri Thanedar – Michigan 
U.S. Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Link
U.S. Senator Mark Warner -Virginia 
U.S. Governor Greg Abbott – Texas
U.S. Representative Tim Moore
Link
U.S. Senator Flavio Bravo – Arizona 
ITServe Member Benefits Cont.
Integrated Tax and Compliance Services for Foreign Accounts


ITServe – RAVES Partnership



Additional ITServe evidence


Historical ITServe Website Archive:





This page from ITServe’s website archive dating back to June 2013 is an ITServe Alliance–hosted summary of a USCIS “collaboration session” held in February 2010, shortly after USCIS issued guidance clarifying the employer–employee relationship requirement for H-1B petitions. The memo USCIS issued at the time was designed to curb body-shopping, third-party placement, and labor brokering abuses by requiring petitioners to show:
- The right to hire, fire, pay, supervise, and control the worker
- A real job, not speculative or contingent future work
- Evidence that the petitioner, not an end-client, is the true employer
This ITServe page documents how staffing firms and labor brokers reacted. This is not just commentary. It is evidence of:
- Industry knowledge of USCIS enforcement intent
- Collective resistance to worker-protection standards
- Advance notice that certain business models were legally vulnerable
1. Open admission that the business model depends on visa flexibility
Throughout the comments, participants complain that:
- They cannot show end-client contracts at filing time
- Projects are “future,” “speculative,” or “to be determined”
- Workers must be moved rapidly between clients
USCIS guidance explicitly states that speculative employment is not allowed under the H-1B statute. These statements show awareness that their model does not meet statutory requirements. This directly undercuts any later claim of “confusion” or “good faith.”
2. Repeated framing of enforcement as “anti-business”
The document repeatedly claims USCIS enforcement would:
- “Kill small businesses”
- “Discourage consulting”
- “Harm entrepreneurship”
This is a classic policy-pressure narrative used to resist enforcement of labor protections. It does not refute the law. It attempts to politically override it. Courts and agencies routinely reject “economic inconvenience” as a defense to statutory compliance.
3. Explicit defense of third-party placement and control dilution
Multiple comments argue that:
- End-clients control the work but that should be acceptable
- Vendors should not need to show supervision
- Contracts may be withheld due to “confidentiality”
USCIS has repeatedly held that control cannot be outsourced while claiming employer status. This document shows collective opposition to that principle, not misunderstanding of it. That matters if the same organizations later structured systems (tools, vendors, SOC classifiers, wage engines) to paper over that lack of control.





















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