While it is true that many foreigners, including Indians, have benefitted from the immigration visa, H1B, offered to specialists, do the salaries and the spending by companies match the political furor created by the 'influx of foreigners'?
Let us first have a look at top 10 corporate spending on H1B and then the 10 cities spending the most on the immigration visa.
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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where
1. Microsoft Corporation
Monthly spending: $226,901
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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where
2. Patni Americas Incorporated
Monthly spending: $67,744
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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where
3. Oracle USA, Incorporated
Monthly spending: $61,592
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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where
4. Satyam Computer Services
Monthly spending: $60,032
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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where
5. Fujitsu America, Incorporated
Monthly spending: $51, 682
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6. Cognizant Technology
Monthly spending: $38,857
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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where
7. Polaris Software
Monthly spending: $38,364
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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where
8. Marlabs, Incorporated
Monthly spending: $32,333
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9. Larsen and Toubro Infotech
Monthly spending: $31,550
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10. Tata Consultancy Services
Monthly spending: $30,930
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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where
1. New York
Monthly spending: $112,335
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2. Mountain View
Monthly spending: $90,529
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3. Cupertino
Monthly spending: $88,143
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4. Palo Alto
Monthly spending: $87,832
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5. Redmond
Monthly spending: $87,086
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6. Santa Clara
Monthly spending: $85,032
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7. Sunnyvale
Monthly spending: $81,028
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8. Chicago
Monthly spending: $78,312
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H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where
9. San Jose
Monthly spending: $77,273
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