Use of work visas by technology companies is under fire
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The 10 technology companies using the most visas in 1997 filled jobs that do not necessarily demand college-level math and science degrees, according to critics. These jobs include computer and software installation and maintenance. Many technology companies are lobbying Congress to admit more high-skilled foreign workers into the US under the H1-B program intended for hard-to-fill jobs such as electrical engineering and product development. Mastech Systems led the technology industry in importing foreign labor in 1997, receiving visas for 1,733 employees who held bachelor's degrees in software programming. The Senate will vote in May 1998 on a proposal sponsored by Sen. Spencer Abraham, R-Michigan, to raise the number of H1-B visas from 65,000 to 95,000. US workers and foreign workers can fill the US information technology industry's 346,000 job openings, according to Washington trade group Information Technology Association of America.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Congress overhauls immigration laws - reforms should benefit technology companies
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Issues concerning US immigration laws relating to H-1B visas, which are used are used by most foreign technical workers, are examined. Topics include the Oct 17, 2000, effective date of the laws; increase of visa quotas; extension of six-year time limit; reallocation of unused green card quotas; and waiver of limitation for some physicians.
Publication Name: North American Free Trade & Investment Report
Subject: Business, general
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Year: 2000
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