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H-1B workers on average make less than their co-workers.
Companies that hire H-1B workers pay them less than American employees, undercutting American workers which results in decreased wages in industries with large amounts of H-1B recipients.
Source: Economic Policy Institute
Source: Economic Policy Institute
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False
What is an H-1B visa?
H-1B visas were created in 1990 when the Immigration Act of 1990 was enacted by George H.W. Bush to allow U.S. companies the ability to hire high skilled foreign workers.
A visa that allows U.S. employers to hire high skilled foreign workers in specialty occupations
A visa for asylum seekers to work in the U.S.
A visa foreign students need to attend a U.S. college
A visa that makes foreign aliens a permanent resident
What percent of the Silicon Valley workforce are foreign workers?
Foreign born workers make up 57% of the workforce at tech companies in Silicon Valley.
Source: Silicon Valley Competitiveness and Innovation Project
Source: Silicon Valley Competitiveness and Innovation Project
57%
35%
22%
44%
Competition from foreign tech workers decreases American tech wages by up to ___ percent.
American tech wages are between 2.6% and 5.1% lower as a result of foreign workers competing for tech jobs.
Source: National Bureau of Economic Research
Source: National Bureau of Economic Research
5.1
3.5
2
4
Which U.S. high-tech company holds the most H-1B visas?
The government approved 2,515 H-1B visas for Amazon in 2017, the most of any American based company.
Source: National Foundation for American Policy
Source: National Foundation for American Policy
Amazon
Facebook
Google
Microsoft
Citizens from which country are the largest recipients of H-1B visas?
Citizens from India have filed for over 2,183,112 H-1B applications from 2007 - 2017, more than every other country combined.
Source: USCIS
Source: USCIS
India
China
Mexico
Brazil
How many H-1B visas were issued in 2017.
179,049 H-1B visas were issued in 2017.
Source: US State Department
Source: US State Department
180,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
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Even though the economy is growing and unemployment is at record lows, wages remain weak. Mass immigration undercuts American workers, allowing corporate profits to increase while middle class Americans remain struggling. We need an immigration system which is consistent with American interests. For wages to rise, immigration must fall.