Google Makes Statement On Immigration Laws

The Official Google Blog has an interest post today about U.S. immigration laws, saying that the “artificially low cap” on H-1B visas, which allow foreign workers to work in the U.S. on a temporary basis, is hurting Google and the tech economy as a whole.
Congress, terrified of the evil scourge of illegal immigrants (who, you know, jump fences and use boats, often not visas), allows only 65,000 H-1B visas per year. Now, you may think that 65,000 should be more than enough, but Google’s got a stat that explains the problem: In the first two days of this year’s filing period, 133,000 applications were filed. Yeah, so the system is basically screwed out of helping qualified professionals seek U.S. jobs, and as a result Google says it has prevented 70 qualified people from getting their visas and working at Google.
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Original post by Nathan Weinberg