The US grants 65,000 cap-subjected H-1B work visas to foreign workers hired abroad every year and 20,000 to foreigners in US institutions of higher education. The report argued that the role of employer-paid H-1B fees has received scant or no attention in the policy debate around immigration so far. This side of the H-1B visas has indeed received no attention. Since 1999, H-1B fees paid by employers have been used to educate and train Americans in technology-related fields. “The H-1B fees have benefited American students and encouraged through teaching and financial support many individuals to enter science and engineering fields,” said the report.

Source: Hindustan Times April 02, 2019 15:20 UTC