Justice
Demand for Foreign-Born Workers Is Spiky
Many U.S. cities cannot access the skilled workers they need.
In the ongoing immigration debates across the United States, a particular target has been the H-1B Immigrant Visa program, which allows American companies to hire skilled foreign workers for three years with the option to extend up to six years. But the ongoing jobs crisis has turned many pundits against the program. They argue that it disadvantages unemployed Americans.
A new study from the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program takes a hard empirical look at the efficacy and geography of the H1B program.