H-1B Visas and Job Creation

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National Foundation for American Policy
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March, 2008
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National Foundation for American Policy

New research shows that hiring H-1B visa holders is associated with increases in employment at U.S. technology companies, undermining the assertion of critics that foreign-born professionals harm the job prospects of Americans. The research contributes to an understanding of the dynamics of company hiring and addresses arguments made to justify current strict limitations on hiring talented international students and other foreign nationals in the United States. 

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National Foundation for American Policy. (2008). H-1B Visas and Job Creation (policy brief). Arlington, VA: National Foundation for American Policy. Retrieved from http://www.nfap.com/pdf/080311h1b.pdf

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