AMERICA A Nation of Immigrants

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AMERICA A Nation of Immigrants

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IMMIGRATION Totals and Why?

• 1,000,000 immigrants annually
• Currently 195,000 visas per year
• Demand gt Supply
• Higher standard of living,
• Freedom and protection

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EVOLUTION OF H1B VISA

• Began in the 1950s to attract intelligent and
  educated individuals during the Cold War
• U.S. economy currently demands 1.6 million
  workers per year
• US legislature approved 45,000 more annual H1B
  visas in 2000 due to increased demand

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PHENOMENAL GROWTH
Nonimmigrant admissions have doubled virtually
every decade
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VISA TYPES

• An immigrant visa is the visa issued to persons
  wishing to live permanently in the United States.
  These are popularly known as "Green Cards".
• A nonimmigrant visa is the visa issued to persons
  with permanent residence outside the U.S. but who
  wish to be in the U.S. on a temporary basis.
  (The H1B visa  is a non-immigrant visa.)

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TYPES OF H-VISAS

• H-1B1 - Up to 3 yrs Increment of up to 3 years.
  Total stay limited to 6 years
• H-1B2 - Up to 3 yrs Increment of up to 3 years.
  Total stay limited to 6 years, with some
  exceptions
• H-1C - Up to 3 yrs Total stay limited to 3
  years
• H-2A/B - Same as validity of labor certification,
  with maximum of 1 year. Total stay limited to 3
  years
• H-3 - Special Education Training-up to 18 months
  Other Trainee-up to 2 years

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DEMOGRAPHICS
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REQUIRED FORMS AND COSTS

• 2001 2002
• H1B Petition 500 1,000
• Form I-129/I-129W 130 130
• Academic Evaluation 75 75
• Form I-907 1,000 1,000
• Legal Fee 800 avg. 800 avg.
• TOTALS 2,505 3,005

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COMMON MYTHS BARRIERS

• Immigrants take away American jobs
• Immigrants are a drain on our domestic economy
• Immigrants are not interested in becoming
• a permanent part of our society
• Immigrants contribute little to our society

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DRAIN ON OUR ECONOMY?
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FINANCIAL AID DISTRIBUTION
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RECOMMENDATIONS

• Restrict the eligibility for H1-B visas
• Reduce the labor period from 6 years to 2 years
  and bar renewal applications
• Require employers to make efforts to fulfill
  positions with U.S. workers first
• Require nonimmigrants holding H1-B visas to leave
  the US for a minimum of 1 year following the
  expiration of that visa
• More limitation on and monitoring of skill-based
  temporary immigration programs