Impact of H1B Visas

Access to skilled IT workers must not be unreasonably or unfairly curtailed. The IT industry makes extensive efforts to locate and train qualified U.S. workers to meet this demand before incurring the substantial additional expense and complexities of hiring foreign workers.

Use of foreign IT workers can help our industry keep high paying IT jobs here in the U.S. and help the U.S. avoid the movement of jobs overseas.

The Council supports an increase in the availability of H-1B visas to supplement the existing workforce when the labor market warrants.