Famous names like Bill Gates have been calling for more H-1B visas for years now.
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The number of H-1B visas to be issued each year is capped at 85, 000.
In many cases future H-1B visa holders have already been in the U.S. as international students.
Under the reforms, some immigrant entrepreneurs will be able to employ themselves with an H-1B visa.
Every April 1--yes, April Fools' Day--highly educated foreigners with corporate sponsors file for 65, 000 H-1B visas.
The final step would be to file for an H-1B visa or a green card.
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Numerous business and trade organizations have asked Congress to reform the H-1B visa program.
The H-1B visa program, established in 1990, creates 65, 000 visas a year for highly skilled workers.
Over the past four years, this faulty accounting cost businesses nearly 45, 000 legally-required H-1B visas.
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The Obama administration has worked to limit H-1B accessibility since the president assumed office.
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H-1B regulations advantage large companies because they can absorb application costs and afford more qualified consultants.
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But an H-1B visa or green card may not be available, and the wait can be years.
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In order to capture this talent and support our economy, we must reform our H-1B visa program.
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That happened in the case of L-1 and H-1B petitions at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Yet finding jobs for these highly-qualified workers in the U.S. is almost impossible due to H-1B regulations.
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Companies that use H-1B visas argue the market, rather than Congress, should dictate the number of visas issued.
The H-1B status is the principal vehicle used by U.S. employers to employ foreign graduates from U.S. universities.
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In 2009 the number of employment-based green cards and H-1B visas was the lowest in years (see chart).
Under a 2010 policy memorandum, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services prohibits approving an H-1B petition for founders of companies.
Under the General Agreement on Trade in Services, the United States undertook certain obligations on H-1B and L-1 visas.
Only current holders of H-1B and F-1 visas would be eligible for the proposed Startup Visa in the Senate.
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Two of her current lab personnel received degrees in the United States and the center sponsored their H-1B petitions.
For those who argue that H-1B workers take jobs from U.S. workers, this is just simply not the case.
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The long-term fix is simple: there should be no quota on H-1B visas.
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H-1B workers have been instrumental in the growth of the American IT industry.
The H-1B program is used largely by Indian IT companies hiring from abroad.
Removing caps on the H-1B program that permits crucial scientists and engineers to come here for six years is imperative.
The report also confirms that restrictions on H-1B visas are a factor in companies sending work outside the United States.
It also is incredibly difficult, if not impossible, for founders to obtain temporary H-1B visas for their own prospective startups.
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U.S. companies each year can sponsor a total of 65, 000 foreigners with at least a bachelor's degree for an H-1B visa.
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