Download or read book H 1B Temporary Professional Worker Visa Program and Information Technology Workforce Issues written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 106 1 Hearing H 1B Temporary Professional Worker Visa Program And Information Technology Workforce Issues Serial No 31 August 5 1999 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 2000* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book H 1B Temporary Professional Worker Visa Program and Information Technology Workforce Issues written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The High tech Worker Shortage and U S Immigration Policy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book H 1B Foreign Workers written by Lori Rectanus and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of foreign workers legally authorized to enter the U.S. annually through the H-1B program has increased substantially. Some believe the limit should be raised even further to address workforce needs, such as for information technology (IT) workers. Others question whether enough is being done to increase the skills of American workers so they can fill these vacancies. This report provides information on: the jobs that H-1B workers are performing in the U.S. & the characteristics of those workers; the adequacy of the H-1B visa program's implementation & enforcement; & efforts underway to improve IT skills in the American workforce. Tables.
Download or read book H 1B Visa Program Multifaceted Challenges Warrant Re Examination of Key Provisions Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Committee on the Judiciary U S House of Representatives written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book H 1B Foreign Workers written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The continuing use of H-1B visas, which allow employers to fill specialty occupations with highly skilled foreign workers, has been a contentious issue between U.S. workers and employers during the recent economic downturn. The H- 1B program is of particular concern to these groups because employment has substantially decreased within information technology occupations, for which employers often requested H-1B workers. In light of these concerns, GAO sought to determine (1) what major occupational categories H- 1B beneficiaries were approved to fill and what is known about H-1B petition approvals and U.S. citizen employment from 2000-2002; (2) what factors affect employers' decisions about the employment of H-1B workers and U.S. workers; and (3) what is known about H-1B workers' entries, departures, and changes in visa status. H-1B beneficiaries were approved to fill a variety of positions in 2002, and the number of approved petitions (i.e., employer requests to hire H-1B beneficiaries) in certain occupations has generally declined along with the economic downturn, as have U.S. citizen employment levels in these occupations. In contrast with 2000, most H-1B beneficiaries in 2002 were approved to fill positions in fields not directly related to information technology, such as economics, accounting, and biology. Both the number of H-1B petition approvals and U.S. citizens employed in certain occupations, such as systems analysts and electrical engineers, decreased from 2001 to 2002. GAO contacted 145 H-1B employers, and the majority of the 36 employers that agreed to speak with GAO said that they recruited, hired, and retained workers based on the skills needed, rather than the applicant's citizenship or visa status. Despite increases in unemployment, most employers said that finding workers with the skills needed in certain science-related occupations remains difficult. Although some employers acknowledged that H-1B workers might work for lower wages than their U.S. counterparts, the extent to which wage is a factor in employment decisions is unknown. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has incomplete information on H-1B worker entries, departures, and changes in visa status. As a result, DHS is not able to provide key information needed to oversee the H-1B program and its effects on the U.S. workforce, including data on the number of H-1B workers in the United States at any time. GAO also found that DHS's ability to provide information on H-1B workers is limited because it has not issued consistent guidance or any regulations on the legal status of unemployed H- 1B workers seeking new jobs. Allowing unemployed H-1B workers to remain in the United States may have implications for the labor force competition faced by U.S. workers. While DHS has long-term plans for providing better information on H-1B workers, policymakers in the interim need data to inform discussions on program changes.
Download or read book H 1B Uncovered written by Dr. Raghu Korrapati and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H-1B visas play a very important role in hiring foreign born skilled workers for Specialty Occupations in the United States. This visa system has largely benefited the U.S economy, benefitting the Information Technology (IT) industry the most, with the flow of skilled foreign-born employees. Due to the growing concerns over misuse and a perceived threat to domestic jobs, stricter scrutiny on H-1B petitions has increased in the past few years. With my experience as an evaluator, I have observed the process from a close quarter and identified several key issues. One of the most contested issues is that of “Specialty Occupation.” This book tries to provide a better understanding of the issue and also identifies some common errors in H-1B petitions. Additionally, it aims to be a one-stop reference to employers, attorneys, and expert opinion evaluators on the issue.
Download or read book Immigration and America s Workforce for the 21st Century written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book H 1B Visa Program written by Andrew Sherrill and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress created the H-1B program in 1990 to enable U.S. employers to hire temporary, foreign workers in specialty occupations. The law capped the number of H-1B visas issued at 65,000/year. Since then, the cap has fluctuated with legislative changes. This study assesses the impact of the cap on the ability of domestic companies to innovate, while ensuring that U.S. workers are not disadvantaged. It examines what is known about: (1) employer demand for H-1B workers; (2) how the cap affects employer costs and decisions to move operations overseas; (3) H-1B worker characteristics and the potential impact of raising the cap; and (4) how well requirements of the H-1B program protect U.S. workers. Charts and tables. A print on demand report.
Download or read book America s Workforce Needs in the 21st Century written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Examining the Importance of the H 1B Visa to the American Economy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Temporary Professional Managerial and Skilled Foreign Workers written by Ruth Wassem and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report opens with an overview of the policy issues that pertain to foreign workers. It follows with a summary of each of the various visa categories available for temporary professional, managerial, and skilled foreign workers, as well as an analysis of the trends seen with the use of these various visas over the past two decades. This workforce is seen by many as a catalyst of U.S. global economic competitiveness. The challenge central to the policy debate is facilitating the migration of foreign workers without adversely affecting U.S. workers and U.S. students entering the labor market.
Download or read book Employment based Immigration and High Technology written by Stuart Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book H 1b Visa Program written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The H-1B visa program assists U.S. employers in temporarily filling certain occupations with highly-skilled foreign workers. There is considerable interest regarding how Labor, along with Homeland Security and Justice, is enforcing the requirements of the program. This report describes: (1) how Labor carries out its H-1B program responsibilities; and (2) how Labor works with other agencies involved in the H-1B program. We interviewed officials and analyzed data from all three agencies.
Download or read book H 1B Foreign Workers written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The H-1B visa program allows employers to hire skilled foreign workers for as long as six years to fill hundreds of thousands of jobs in the computer programming, engineering, education, and medical fields. In fiscal year 1999, these workers had a median age of 28 and were offered a median salary of $45,000; almost half were born in India. GAO found that the Department of Labor's limited legal authority to enforce program requirements--and weaknesses in the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) administration--leave the H-1B program vulnerable to abuse. For example, Labor can certify that an employer's application form for H-1B workers is error free, but it has no authority to verify the information on the form. Labor cannot take enforcement action even if it believes that employers are violating the law. INS is responsible for ensuring that H-1B that positions are specialty occupations and that workers granted entry are qualified for those jobs. INS staff are judged on the number of H-1B requests processed; they do not analyze a petitioner's merit. Labor and the National Science Foundation are trying to improve the information technology skills of the U.S. workforce through retraining programs for new and existing employees and through more computer training and mentoring for students in elementary and secondary schools.
Download or read book H 1B Foreign Workers written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
