The number of immigrant workers with H1-B visas drops.
December 9, 2021
This year, the number of immigrants in the U.S. with H1-B visas has dramatically dropped due to travel and visa restrictions. The H-1B visa program covers foreign engineering and mathematics workers. The program allows U.S. employers to hire high-skilled foreign workers for jobs such as engineering and coding. The number of workers with H-1B visas dropped by 12.6% in the fiscal year ending in September 2021, as compared to the previous year. The drop was mainly due to a significant backlog in visa processing during lockdowns and stricter immigration policies that stemmed from the pandemic.
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