Thread: Who Gets H-1B Visas?

Who Gets H-1B Visas? Check Out This List

Five of the top 10 were Indian outsourcers, but Microsoft is number three, IBM number eight, and Oracle USA number nine. The New York City Public School system ranks 22nd on the list.

By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, Information Week, May 17, 2007

Criticism by federal legislators is mounting against Indian outsourcing firms that use the H-1B visa foreign worker program to staff their U.S. operations. Critics claim that the Indian firms skirt regulations and use the visas to train workers in the U.S. to facilitate moving jobs offshore.
A government list obtained by InformationWeek of the top 200 companies receiving H-1B visas for foreign workers last year reveals that five of the top 10 were Indian outsourcers. The complete list of 200, however, shows a mix of foreign companies, U.S. technology vendors, and American universities. Microsoft is number three on the list, IBM number eight, and Oracle USA number nine. The New York City Public School system ranks twenty-second on the list, with 642 H-1B visas received last year.

Earlier this week, U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration, sent letters to the CEOs of nine Indian firms asking for details about how they use their H-1B visas. The companies, including Infosys, Satyam, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro, are among the top users of the visas.

Last year, the nine Indian firms collectively were issued 19,512 of the 65,000 H-1B visas granted, according to the list. (In addition to the 65,000 granted annually, the U.S. also issues H-1B visas to 20,000 foreign students who received advanced degrees from U.S. universities.)

As of press time, none of the nine Indian companies has responded to the Durbin-Grassley letters, according to a Durbin spokesman. However, a statement by the National Association of Software and Services Companies, an organization that represents Indian IT firms, defended the practice:

"The Indian IT industry and NASSCOM do not see this as an immigration-related issue but one related to international trade, and would urge that work permits and intra-company transfers should not be intermingled and confused with immigration. Work permits are primarily a tool for facilitating trade and allow global companies to bring key staff to the US on temporary assignments, just as US staff often travel across the world for temporary assignments and this is clearly different from immigration."

Although H-1B visas are most frequently used to employ foreign-born technology workers, it's important to note that the visas also are used to hire professionals in other occupations, including nurses and other health-care workers, university professors, lawyers, engineers, and architects.

1 INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 4908
2 WIPRO LIMITED 4002
3 MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3117
4 TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 3046
5 SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LTD 2880
6 COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS U S CORP 2226
7 PATNI COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC 1391
8 IBM CORPORATION 1130
9 ORACLE USA INC 1022
10 LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITED 947
11 HCL AMERICA INC 910
12 DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 890
13 CISCO SYSTEMS INC 828
14 INTEL CORP 828
15 I-FLEX SOLUTIONS INC 817
16 ERNST & YOUNG LLP 774
17 TECH MAHINDRA AMERICAS INC 770
18 MOTOROLA INC 760
19 MPHASIS CORPORATION 751
20 DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP 665
21 LANCESOFT INC 645
22 NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 642
23 ACCENTURE LLP 637
24 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 632
25 POLARIS SOFTWARE LAB INDIA LTD 611
26 COVANSYS CORPORATION 611
27 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP 591
28 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 533
29 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO 529
30 KPMG LLP 476
31 MARLABS INC 475
32 UNIV OF MICHIGAN 437
33 UNIV OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO 434
34 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 432
35 THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV MED INSTS 432
36 SYNTEL CONSULTING INC 416
37 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC 413
38 BEARINGPOINT INC 413
39 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 404
40 KEANE INC 386
41 HTC GLOBAL SERVICES INC 382
42 IGATE MASTECH INC AN IGATE COMPANY 378
43 HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC 362
44 CAPITAL ONE SERVICES INC 362
45 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 355
46 LEHMAN BROTHERS INC 352
47 YAHOO INC 347
48 US TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES LLC 339
49 INTELLIGROUP INC 336
50 HEWLETT PACKARD CO 333
51 RAPIDIGM INC 330
52 MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC 329
53 GOOGLE INC 328
54 CITIBANK N A 322
55 DIS NATIONAL INSTS OF HEALTH DHHS 322
56 YALE UNIVERSITY 316
57 NOKIA INC 314
58 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 313
59 CAPGEMINI U S LLC 309
60 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 308
61 EMC CORPORATION 305
62 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC 303
63 RITE AID CORPORATION 301
64 BLOOMBERG 298
65 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 292
66 AMGEN INC 289
67 MCKINSEY & COMPANY INC US 286
68 MORGAN STANLEY 285
69 STANFORD UNIVERSITY 279
70 WASHINGTON UNIV IN ST LOUIS 278
71 VERIZON DATA SVCS INC 276
72 NYC-HHC HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER 276
73 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 275
74 INDIANA UNIVERSITY 273
75 OHIO STATE UNIV 271
76 EVEREST CONSULTING GROUP INC 269
77 UNIV OF MINNESOTA 269
78 AMTEX SYSTEMS INC 268
79 UW MADISON 268
80 STATE UNIV OF NY AT STONY BROOK 262
81 AMAZON GLOBAL RESOURCES INC 262
82 CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 256
83 DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 255
84 UNIV OF CA DAVIS 254
85 NORTHWESTERN UNIV 251
86 SYNTEL INC 250
87 UNIV OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA 247
88 GLOBALCYNEX INC 247
89 KANBAY INCORPORATED 246
90 AMERICAN SOLUTIONS INC 242
91 UNIV OF FLORIDA INTL CENTER 240
92 UCLA 239
93 DUKE UNIV UNIV MED CTR & AFFIL INS 238
94 MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 236
95 BANK OF AMERICA N A 236
96 SOFTWARE RESEARCH GROUP INC 234
97 BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 234
98 MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL 232
99 CIBER INC 232
100 VERINON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD 230
101 EVEREST BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC 226
102 VOLT TECHNICAL RESOURCES LLC 224
103 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY 223
104 COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP INC 222
105 US TECH SOLUTIONS INC 221
106 SYMANTEC CORP 220
107 JSMN INTERNATIONAL INC 218
108 UBS AG 216
109 CVS PHARMACY 213
110 THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 213
111 UNIV OF WASHINGTON 213
112 NORTEL NETWORKS INC 212
113 UNIV OF CA SAN FRANCISCO 211
114 UNIVERSITY OF MA MEDICAL SCHOOL 210
115 SPRINT UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY 209
116 HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRIC 209
117 PURDUE UNIV 208
118 GLOBAL CONSULTANTS INC 207
119 EMORY UNIVERSITY 207
120 UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 207
121 UNIV OF COLORADO 207
122 VANDERBILT UNIV 205
123 OBJECTWIN TECHNOLOGY INC 205
124 DIASPARK INC 204
125 HSBC BANK USA N A 203
126 EBUSINESS APPLICATION SOLUTIONS 203
127 BROADCOM CORP 203
128 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHS 203
129 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 202
130 COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC 198
131 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 198
132 APPLIED MATERIALS INC 195
133 SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP 194
134 UNIV OF IOWA 194
135 IBM GLOBAL SVCS IGS INDIA PVT LTD 194
136 DELOITTE TAX LLP 194
137 CUMMINS INC 193
138 ITECH US INC 191
139 COMPUWARE CORPORATION 189
140 INTL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS OFFICE 186
141 UNIVERSITY OF CA SAN DIEGO 185
142 WALGREEN CO 184
143 HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE 184
144 USC 183
145 VISION SYSTEMS GROUP INC 182
146 T MOBILE USA INC 180
147 MULTIVISION INC 178
148 EDS ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS 177
149 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECH 175
150 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 174
151 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV 173
152 UNC CHAPEL HILL 173
153 THE UNIV OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM 172
154 DEUTSCHE BANK AG 170
155 CATERPILLAR INC 170
156 HALLMARK GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC 169
157 CYBERTHINK INC 169
158 CORPORATE COMPUTER SERVICES INC 167
159 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 167
160 MEGASOFT CONSULTANTS INC 166
161 ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS INC 165
162 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC 163
163 UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT 163
164 FIRST TEK TECHNOLOGIES INC 161
165 MICHIGAN STATE UNIV 161
166 RESEARCH FDN OF THE STATE UNIV OF 160
167 COMSYS SERVICES LLC 160
168 VIRGINIA TECH 160
169 JUNIPER NETWORKS INC 160
170 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 158
171 IOWA STATE UNIV 157
172 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 157
173 FEDEX CORPORATE SVCS INC 157
174 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC 156
175 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 156
176 VERIZON SERVICES CORP 156
177 EBAY INC 155
178 AJILON LLC D B A AJILON CONSULTING 154
179 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 153
180 CAMO TECHNOLOGIES INC 152
181 MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR INC 151
182 CMC AMERICAS INC 150
183 THE UNIV OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CAN 149
184 NVIDIA CORPORATION 149
185 AT&T SERVICES INC 147
186 WEILL MED COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV 146
187 AXIOM SYSTEMS INC 146
188 WAYNE STATE UNIV 146
189 MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER 146
190 NC STATE UNIV 146
191 GENENTECH INC 146
192 MAKRO TECHNOLOGIES INC 145
193 SVAM INTERNATIONAL INC 144
194 MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER 143
195 NUTECH INFORMATION SYSTEMS 143
196 XPEDITE TECHNOLOGIES INC 143
197 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 143
198 LOUISIANA STATE UNIV 142
199 FANNIE MAE 141
200 MINDTREE CONSULTING PVT LTD 141

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It's very hard for me to believe, that there are not U.S. citizens who could fill these jobs.
In the area of medical institutions, the answer is simple. WE NEED MORE MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND MORE NURSING SCHOOLS.

girlygirl369 wrote:

In the area of medical institutions, the answer is simple. WE NEED MORE MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND MORE NURSING SCHOOLS.

I'm not sure that's the answer because more schools will just bring in more foreign students. What we need to do is reduce the amount of foreign students allowed to enter our colleges and universities. Decreasing the number of foreign students will force the schools to increase incentives through increased grants in aid, scholarships, etc. for American students (colleges are not non-profit organization). It would also force the schools to compete more for the pool of available candidates, which means increased recruiting efforts. Right now, with huge amounts of foreign student applying, it's a buyers market. This means our schools don't have to do squat but sit back and wait for the applications to roll in.

We have a lot of high school graduates in this country that simply can't afford an advanced education because of the prohibited cost involved. For example, a four year degree, including room and board, at North Carolina State University costs around $60,000. I repeat, this is a state university - most private schools cost well in excess of $80,000 for a 4-year degree. As for medical school, this will explain the cost issue:

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/5349.html

Originally Posted by MW

girlygirl369 wrote:

In the area of medical institutions, the answer is simple. WE NEED MORE MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND MORE NURSING SCHOOLS.

I'm not sure that's the answer because more schools will just bring in more foreign students. What we need to do is reduce the amount of foreign students allowed to enter our colleges and universities. Decreasing the number of foreign students will force the schools to increase incentives through increased grants in aid, scholarships, etc. for American students (colleges are not non-profit organization). It would also force the schools to compete more for the pool of available candidates, which means increased recruiting efforts. Right now, with huge amounts of foreign student applying, it's a buyers market. This means our schools don't have to do squat but sit back and wait for the applications to roll in.

We have a lot of high school graduates in this country that simply can't afford an advanced education because of the prohibited cost involved. For example, a four year degree, including room and board, at North Carolina State University costs around $60,000. I repeat, this is a state university - most private schools cost well in excess of $80,000 for a 4-year degree. As for medical school, this will explain the cost issue:

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/5349.html

I agree, to a certain extent, of what you are saying MW. I went to a pretty respected school (the University of Florida) and, for the first year, I had to pay out-of-state tuition because I had not established residency in the state as of the first day of classes. The problem is that everyone in the Financial Aid office is too concerned with helping out minorities than other Americans. I'm engaged to a Hispanic girl (LEGAL Hispanic) so no one in their right mind can say I'm a "racist". However, it would irritate me that whenever I would go to speak to a FinAid counselor their first question would be "Are you by any chance a minority? We have stacks of scholarship applications for minorities." They didn't even bother to ask for my income taxes first, NO NO NO. It was whether I was a minority or not. I did manage to get about 90% of my tuition and room and board paid for (mostly because of my grades and major) so it wasn't that big of a deal for me but I did see that policy destroyed a lot of my friends who were also just plain, unhypenated Americans.


What we need to do is get more counselors out there to help EVERYONE, not just minorities. My senior year, I had a counselor that was really great and encouraged me to apply for every scholarship she could find. She told me that every white American she had met with didn't even bother to come see her because they had heard everything was for Hispanics or other minorities. Truth is, a lot of us have the upper hand since some of the financial aid is reserved for CITIZENS ONLY. Also, GPA is a big decider in this. As long as the kids do well in school, they should find every chance they can to apply for a scholarship. I was lucky enough to not have to work a full time job in college which was great for me. I only hope others can have the same luck I did.

More medical schools are not the answer. The average debt of a 2006 medical graduate was $150,000, so many students are opting for the higher paying specialties, especially the surgical subspecialties. Also, a number of medical students are interested in the lifestyle of a particular specialty, such as frequency of call and office hours. The most important specialties, Family Practice/Internal Medicine and Pediatrics have average salaries of less than $150,000 a year. The number of family practice resident slots was only 3,000 out of 20,000 total in 2006, funding for these programs is decreasing. Many doctors going out into practice do not want to practice in the rural, underserved areas for varied reasons. And these areas and hospitals are the ones who depend on H1B doctors. More and more physicians in their 40s and 50s are quitting because of burnout.

The US government has played no small part in making practicing medicine unpalatable (think Medicare, Medicaid and micromanaging) and has resulted in a real need for more foreign docs. These visa holders are not taking anyone else's job, and most of the ones I have worked with in 30 years of practice have been good, caring physicians.

Please feel free to PM me if you want more info about the wretched state of American medicine. Not a topic for here.