VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Chippendales Hired Dancer On an H-1B Tech Visa

Posted on: February 17, 2025, 07:55h. 

Last updated on: February 17, 2025, 10:20h.

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A screenshot recently achieved social media virality by claiming to show that Chippendales used an H-1B visa, intended for highly skilled foreign tech workers, to hire a dancer for its male-only adult revue in Las Vegas.

AI renders a photo of a Chippendales dancer coding. (Image: GROK2)

The table, labeled “Dancer’s H1B Salary all years,” lists two employers (Chippendales Las Vegas LLC and Kentucky Dance Council) that appear to have obtained H-1B visas for dancers with base salaries of $900 per week and $20,800 per year.

The table was shared by those trying to demonstrate abuse of the H-1B program, including far-right political activist Laura Loomer, who captioned hers: “H1B Visa. They imported cheaper labor, clearly the only reason.”

This table purports to show approved applicants for highly skilled H-1B visas. (Image: X.com/@LauraLoomer)

H-1Bs have been the subject of heated debate between X owner Elon Musk and supporters of President Trump who oppose programs helping any foreigners to jobs before them.

On December 27, Musk vowed to go to “war” to defend the visa program.

The Naked Truth

What the table shows Chippendales and the Kentucky Dance Council applying for was an E-3 visa in 2019.

This document, designed specifically for Australian nationals, offers them temporary residency for taking jobs that require “theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge.” It also requires applicants to hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in their field.

The virally shared table was shared from a website that, though titled “H1B Salary Database,” indexes Department of Labor applications for both H-1B and E-3 visas.

A Chippendales spokesperson confirmed to Reuters that the claims were entirely false.

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