ration. And it's having an immediate reaction in the market on housing. We have to continue that. 

Van Duyne wrote a letter, with the signatures of other members of Congress, urging the Trump administration, the Vice President, and the Secretary of State to investigate allegations of H-1b visa fraud. Van Duyne told Fink,  The administration is absolutely taking it seriously. 

 But one of the things I think drew my attention to was when you looked at the fraud numbers and the HB-1 numbers that were happening in visa numbers that were happening in North Texas, specifically in Irving, Texas, they're taking the letter serious,  she added.

 I think we're taking a much more aggressive and much more engaging approach with the administration to prevent that from happening,  said Van Duyne.  But look, we had jobs that were being created for these, these phantom visa holders that were affecting Americans, being able to get jobs that were effective, Americans being able to get paid with those job numbers were going for because all of a sudden, you had folks who were coming here from other countries that that were taking advantage of this program, getting paid much less than American workers for doing the same thing, which was driving down wage numbers. 



Annual job fair in North Texas

Van Duyne is set to host a fifth North Texas job fair this year. This year, the fair will be held on Thursday, August 6, at Globe Life Field in Arlington.

In 2025, the job fair drew in more than 35,000 attendees.

 So this is not your typical job fair,  said VanDuyne.  This now represents the largest job fair in the country. 

 And for those people who want to find out what industries, it basically covers the gamut of industries,  she added.  Healthcare, law enforcement, academics, tech, technology - really, there's an infinite number of industries from the starter jobs to CEO and C-suite level positions. 

The event is free to all North Texans, and more information is available online.