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HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN VIRGINIA

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VIRGINIA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE

IMMIGRANTS ARE FILLING STEM SHORTAGES IN VIRGINIA

HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRATION REFORM WOULD HELP VIRGINIA’S COMPANIES COMPETE AND CREATE AMERICAN JOBS

  • High-skilled visa holders create jobs for U.S.-born workers: The new H-1B visas awarded to Virginia between 2010 and 2013 will translate into 20,171 new jobs for U.S.-born workers in the state by 2020.
  • Our visa system is costing jobs and revenue: Firm-level data from the 2007 and 2008 H-1B lotteries shows that the H-1B caps from those two years alone cost U.S.-born tech workers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, which includes parts of Virginia and Maryland, as many as 30,222 additional jobs and as much as $519.5 million in aggregate annual earnings by 2010.

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