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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Report unpacks trends in the H-1B visa program

Politico Pro
By Ted Hesson
March 28, 2018

Companies that used a high proportion of H-1B workers paid their employees significantly less than companies that used a smaller proportion of such workers, according to a report released today by the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute.

The top 20 “H-1B dependent” companies paid an average salary of $82,788 in fiscal year 2017, the report said. By comparison, the top “non-dependent” companies paid an average of $110,511.

The H-1B visa program, which allows employers to bring highly skilled temporary workers to the United States, will begin to accept petitions Monday for its annual allotment of 85,000 visas. In recent years, high demand for the visas has triggered a random lottery.

Although the lottery draws the most attention, the total number of H-1B workers in the country far exceeds the 85,000-visa mark. In fiscal year 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved more than 345,000 H-1B petitions, according to MPI. The additional visa petitions were for “uncapped” categories such as visa renewals and universities that apply for foreign workers.

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