For many companies, the H-1B visa program has been a valuable source for IT talent. The program, which awards 85,000 visas to foreign workers each spring based on a lottery system, has also been met with controversy, not just as a perceived means for replacing American workers but also for the administrative burden of its process, which has had a limiting effect on which companies apply.
As of April 1, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has enacted changes to the H-1B visa program aimed at streamlining the application process and tilting the selection process in favor of applicants with U.S. master’s degrees. Other proposed policy changes could do more harm than good, by limiting the job prospects for international students, barring spouses of H-1B visa holders from receiving work authorization in the U.S., and driving tech talent out of the U.S. to Canada.
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