Stuart Anderson, executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, a think tank, says the emphasis on the outsourcing firms is overblown.
A recent report from that foundation noted that Indian IT firms used only 11.9% of new H-1B petitions issued in 2008--or 15.1% of the 85,000 allowed under the cap--contrasting with the popular perception that these firms collect most of the visas. (Some employers are exempt from the caps.)
"This [data] puts the numbers in perspective," Anderson says. NFAP's calculation, which requires a review of 26,000 employers' use of H-1B visas, has not been verified by federal officials.
Image: A man looks at a job board posted at a job fair. | Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters
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