"H-1B" news, interviews, and features

News about H-1B

• Working STEM students may be forced to leave U.S. next year, says court

  A federal judge made a ruling this week that could force tens of thousands of foreign workers, many of whom are employed at tech companies ...

• Despite H-1B lottery, offshore firms dominate visa use

  Offshore outsourcers with ties to India once again snapped up tens of thousands of skilled-worker visas.

• In Scott Walker's state, Democrats seek outsourcing penalties

  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is still a cipher on offshore outsourcing and the H-1B issue. But Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced anti-outsourcing legislation that could shed ...

• Microsoft, Rubio, Sessions and the H-1B ground war

  Microsoft is laying off workers. Sen. Marco Rubio is running for president. Sen. Jeff Sessions sees a surplus of unemployed skilled IT workers. And all ...

• Labor Dept. plans H-1B probe -- one that could have an impact

  The U.S. Department of Labor now plans to investigate whether H-1B visa-holders can be used to replace U.S. IT workers, and will focus on the ...

• In a turnabout, Disney ABC TV cancels plans to outsource IT jobs

  Two weeks ago, the Disney ABC Television Group told a team of approximately 30 to 35 application developers that they were being laid off. Then ...

Features about H-1B

• With H-1B visa, diversity doesn't apply

  There's a dramatic difference where tech H-1B workers come from, depending on whether India-based outsourcers are involved.