Visa Demand Calls for Reform
March 19, 2015
Once again this year, demand for U.S. visas for skilled workers exceeded the year’s entire supply in the first week that employers could file applications, and some critics say qualified U.S. workers are displaced by cheaper foreign hires through the program, says a report in the Wall Street Journal. In Issues, a leading policy analyst has offered a detailed blueprint for improving the visa and immigration systems for scientists and engineers, including increasing the cap on visas for skilled workers and cutting visas to companies that outsource high-tech jobs to foreign workers.