The Justice Department supported Pollard, although the government was not technically part of the case. The case turned on what Congress did and did not do when it tweaked the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Pollard and her supporters argued that 1991 amendments to the civil rights law were designed to expand, not contract, worker rights in cases like hers. The appeals court then applied the same reasoning to Pollard's case. For some time, the government has been allowing foreigners to work in America for cheap wages on special visas.
Employers love the prospect of a supply of cheap workers.
The endless supply of cheap workers tends to put downward pressure on the wages and benefits of American workers. The New York Times reports that the visas will now be processed faster for an extra thousand dollars. The article leads one to believe that the company pays this fee. Maybe, but if there is any way, you can be sure the fee will be channeled by to the immigrant, who is already willing to work cheaply. And, what a deal it would be.