Increasing the Cap for H-1B Visas Would Help the Economy

Publication Date: March 2008

Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): James Sherk; Diem Nguyen

Series: WebMemo

Topic: Labor (Employment and labor supply)
Population and demographics (Immigrants and aliens)

Keywords: Labor; workers; high-tech; technology

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Congress should allow America's high-tech industries to hire more skilled foreigners to work in the United States.