A North Texas daycare operator is facing scrutiny after a video surfaced showing a journalist confronting the business owner over dozens of H-1B visa filings tied to his companies, including for positions that appear unrelated to child care operations.
In the video, BlazeTV and Texas Scorecard personality Sara Gonzales visits Allen Infant Care Center, formerly known as Golden Acorn Academy, which she says is connected to Golden Qi Holdings LLC and DFW ABA Center, an autism behavioral therapy provider. According to Gonzales, the entities have collectively sponsored at least 37 H-1B visa workers and filed more than 50 labor condition applications with the federal government.
Those filings include positions such as market research analysts and supply chain analysts—jobs atypical of a daycare.
When confronted, the owner Yuan Yao declined to answer detailed questions and struggled to respond in English. When approached on camera, he told Gonzales, “I only can tell you, everything is legal,” while repeatedly directing her to contact his attorney.
Gonzales also pressed for access to required H-1B records which the Department of Labor requires to be made available to the public. Yao did not provide the documents during the interaction and again referred her to legal counsel.
The video further includes allegations from an individual whistleblower identified as familiar with the business, who claimed, “He sells visas,” alleging that foreign nationals paid as much as $20,000 for sponsorship.
The individual also alleged that workers were underpaid after arriving, saying the owner “gets them to work for him for next to nothing.”
Gonzales also raised questions about whether the facilities tied to the businesses were actively operating, noting during her visit that “this day care just closed” and appeared to be undergoing changes.
According to Gonzales, the businesses have also received government funds in the past, including Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling more than $100,000 that were later forgiven.
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations, but it requires employers to attest that the positions are legitimate and that they will pay prevailing wages.
Gonzales said she plans to forward her findings to federal authorities, asking why “a daycare that is not actually operating” would continue sponsoring H-1B workers.
The confrontation follows earlier reporting by Gonzales that has already drawn the attention of state officials.
In January, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into alleged H-1B visa abuse by several North Texas companies, issuing Civil Investigative Demands after videos highlighted businesses suspected of operating “ghost” offices while sponsoring foreign workers.
Paxton credited Gonzales’ reporting with helping prompt the probe, warning that those attempting to “scam the H-1B visa program” would face enforcement action if wrongdoing is found.
