H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam
"An H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows a person to work legally and temporarily in the United States. The H-1B classification applies to persons in a specialty occupation which requires the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge..."
"The H-1B visa program took its current form in 1990, stemming from panic over a labor shortage that never materialized. The program allows for . . .temporary visas. . .good for up to six years, for people in "specialty occupations" tied to a specific employer. In practice, computer programmers and physical therapists have accounted for the large majority of H-1B visa users."
H-1B ‘Work-Arounds’ Bring In More Foreign Workers than the Capped Program
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USCIS Relaxes Rules for Employment Authorization Based on ‘Compelling Circumstances’
New Biden administration policy flouts Congress’s express limits on work visas
Interesting Coincidence: The Female-Male Pay Gap Is Largest in Sunnyvale, Calif., Workplace of Many H-1Bs
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Fortune Magazine Promotes Bizarre H-1B Scheme — Pay Cities for Visas
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Huge Increase in Questionable H-1B Lottery Applications
147% jump in duplicate registrations
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