Skilled temporary specialty workers in the United States

Skilled temporary workers are to day’s hot controversy among U.S. immigration policymakers. Recent legislation increased the numbers of specialty H-1B workers permitted to work in the U.S., largely in response to employer demand in information technology. A simple majority are from India. The available research on all skilled foreign workers suggests that adverse impacts tend to be localized to certain labor market sectors. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s