h1-B – Economics of Immigration blog

The H-1B Visa Program and the Effects of High-Skilled Foreign Workers on the U.S. Economy

October 30, 2020 Annie Hines

Post by Scott Peyton. Colgate Class of 2023. At a time of high U.S. unemployment due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the H-1B visa program for high-skilled workers has become a hot-button issue. The Trump Administration introduced long-anticipated changes to the H-1B visa program on October 6 of this year, aimed to tighten eligibility for the program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) outlined the revisions to the program which claim to bolster job prospects for unemployed Americans by ensuring that…

Effects of Recent H-1B Visa Program Amendments

October 25, 2020 Annie Hines

Post by Joyce Zhang. Colgate Class of 2023. Immigrations of high-skilled workers will be greatly affected by the introduction of stricter eligibility requirements for the H-1B program in October 2020. DHS issued the Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program Interim Final Rule revising the definition of “Specialty Occupation” and DOL issued the Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States Interim Final Rule that incorporate the computation of prevailing wage levels…

White House Changes to H-1B Visa Program Seek to Curb Merit-Based Immigration

October 23, 2020 Annie Hines

Post by Daniel Rose. Colgate Class of 2023. The H-1B visa program is a program that helps maintain American competitiveness, particularly in fields such as science, by providing a legal way for top scientists to come to the United States and work at the top tier research institutions. The H-1B program was established by the Immigration Act of 1965, also called the Hart-Celler Immigration Act of 1965 (Kammer, 2015). The United States relies on foreign workers who obtain H1B visas…

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