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If government really wanted to fix this, they would give priority to international students graduating from universities in US first, then allocate any remainin

If government really wanted to fix this, they would give priority to international students graduating from universities in US first, then allocate any remaining H1-Bs for consultancy agencies from India and elsewhere.

suyash 14y ago
True, outsourcing companies such as Infosys, Wipro, Satyam, Tata etc gobble up majority of H1B visas for sending cheap labor to US. http://www.businessweek.com/table/08/0305_h1b.htm http://www.businessweek.com/table/08/0305_h1b.htm
- prostoalex 14y ago
  The data is for 2007, when financial sector was one of their primary customers. A bunch of Infosys and Tata's major customers (Lehman Brothers, Bear Sterns) are out of business, other entities are significantly smaller in size. That list might look very different in 2013.
  - suyash 14y ago
    Here is the list from 2013, the situation is even worse, most Indian Offshore companies are among top 10 now: http://www.epi.org/blog/top-10-h1b-guestworker-offshore-outsourcing/ http://www.epi.org/blog/top-10-h1b-guestworker-offshore-outs...
- zpk 14y ago
  And its full of fraud...at this point these companies should be banned, its highly unethical.
jacalata 14y ago
Depends what needs fixing. If it's "have access to experienced engineers that aren't currently in the US", that wouldn't help.
zpk 14y ago
"then allocate any remaining H1-Bs for consultancy agencies from India" The idea of companies eliminating a source of relatively cheap labor is unheard of, not gonna happen. While I agree with your statement, this is the crux of the problem, and why I am against 20k increase in STEM visas. Its bad for every worker, US citizen, Green Card Holder, and Visa alike in this country.
soundsop 14y ago
They do. See http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-Articles/?a=1090&z=48 http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-Articles/?a=1090&z=48 The first 20,000 applicants with an advanced degree from a US institution have priority.

suyash 14y ago

True, outsourcing companies such as Infosys, Wipro, Satyam, Tata etc gobble up majority of H1B visas for sending cheap labor to US. http://www.businessweek.com/table/08/0305_h1b.htm http://www.businessweek.com/table/08/0305_h1b.htm

prostoalex 14y ago
The data is for 2007, when financial sector was one of their primary customers. A bunch of Infosys and Tata's major customers (Lehman Brothers, Bear Sterns) are out of business, other entities are significantly smaller in size. That list might look very different in 2013.
- suyash 14y ago
  Here is the list from 2013, the situation is even worse, most Indian Offshore companies are among top 10 now: http://www.epi.org/blog/top-10-h1b-guestworker-offshore-outsourcing/ http://www.epi.org/blog/top-10-h1b-guestworker-offshore-outs...
zpk 14y ago
And its full of fraud...at this point these companies should be banned, its highly unethical.

jacalata 14y ago

Depends what needs fixing. If it's "have access to experienced engineers that aren't currently in the US", that wouldn't help.

zpk 14y ago

"then allocate any remaining H1-Bs for consultancy agencies from India" The idea of companies eliminating a source of relatively cheap labor is unheard of, not gonna happen. While I agree with your statement, this is the crux of the problem, and why I am against 20k increase in STEM visas. Its bad for every worker, US citizen, Green Card Holder, and Visa alike in this country.

soundsop 14y ago

They do. See http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-Articles/?a=1090&z=48 http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-Articles/?a=1090&z=48 The first 20,000 applicants with an advanced degree from a US institution have priority.