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Most infamously, he also proceeded to not only fire various American IT workers at the Disney theme parks, but also proceeded to force them to train their replacements (all of whom were outsourced workers) under the threat of their severance packages being confiscated, in a clear abuse of the H-1B visa program.<ref>http://blog.hreonline.com/2015/06/04/disneys-h1b-controversy/</ref> The fired IT workers then proceeded to enter a lawsuit with Disney and Iger for the reasons behind the firing, citing it as discrimination against American citizens.<ref>http://www.computerworld.com/article/3149535/it-outsourcing/disney-it-workers-in-lawsuit-claim-discrimination-against-americans.html</ref>
Most infamously, he also proceeded to not only fire various American IT workers at the Disney theme parks, but also proceeded to force them to train their replacements (all of whom were outsourced workers) under the threat of their severance packages being confiscated, in a clear abuse of the H-1B visa program.<ref>http://blog.hreonline.com/2015/06/04/disneys-h1b-controversy/</ref> The fired IT workers then proceeded to enter a lawsuit with Disney and Iger for the reasons behind the firing, citing it as discrimination against American citizens.<ref>http://www.computerworld.com/article/3149535/it-outsourcing/disney-it-workers-in-lawsuit-claim-discrimination-against-americans.html</ref>
He as well as [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] were later caught alongside at least three other CEOs in a scandal involving a deal with Chinese officials to allow their films to air in China.<ref>http://freebeacon.com/national-security/dreamworks-nightmare/</ref>
Ironically, he also started showing controversy from the left when he joined Donald Trump's advisory committee, although he claimed he was only part of it so he could influence policy decisions to be more favorable to the left, quoting the play "Hamiltons".<ref>http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-disney-shareholders-meeting-disney-ceo-bob-iger-defends-trump-1488997088-htmlstory.html</ref>
Ironically, he also started showing controversy from the left when he joined Donald Trump's advisory committee, although he claimed he was only part of it so he could influence policy decisions to be more favorable to the left, quoting the play "Hamiltons".<ref>http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-disney-shareholders-meeting-disney-ceo-bob-iger-defends-trump-1488997088-htmlstory.html</ref>