The number of H-1B visas to be issued each year is capped at 85, 000.
Instead, we should implement reforms like the Immigration Innovation Act, which would nearly double the number of H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers.
The U.S. restricts the number of H-1B visas it issues in any given year to 85, 000 under two different caps that are set by Congress.
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Based on the number of H-1B visas, used for individuals to work legally in any industry in the U.S., more Indian nationals found employment in the U.S. than they did in 2011.
After Sept. 11, the number of H-1B visas, which allow highly qualified foreign workers to remain in the United States for up to six years, was reduced from 195, 000 to 65, 000 per year, because of security concerns.
Specifically, S. 744 will increase the number of available H-1B visas from 65, 000 to at least 110, 000, and up to 180, 000 depending on employer demand.
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We should help foreign graduates and foreign professionals, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, through an increased number of available H-1B work visas and a STEM green card program.
The new directors bring the number of women on the 13 member H-P board to a grand total of four, or nearly 31%.
In 2009 the number of employment-based green cards and H-1B visas was the lowest in years (see chart).
Companies that use H-1B visas argue the market, rather than Congress, should dictate the number of visas issued.
The most direct way to provide more labor mobility, including within a company, is to allow individuals waiting for green cards in the United States (often in H-1B status) to apply for adjustment of status even when a visa number is not yet available.
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