By American Immigration Council Foreign workers fill a critical need in the U.S. labor market—particularly in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Every year, U.S. employers seeking highly skilled foreign professionals compete for the pool of H-1B visa numbers for which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) controls the allocation. With a low […]
By Chris Tobias | Editorial credit: Maxim Elramsisy & Frederic Legrand – COMEO / shutterstock.com The social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, advocating for an expansion of foreign worker visas, have sparked an urgent and heated debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over the future of immigration policy, particularly regarding highly skilled […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The H-1B visa is one of the most sought-after nonimmigrant visas for professionals in the United States, particularly for those in specialty occupations that require theoretical and practical expertise in fields like IT, engineering, healthcare, finance, and more. This visa allows U.S. companies to employ foreign professionals for a limited period, […]