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Title: To Be Or Not To Be On H-1B: Engineers from India in the United States
Foreign-born scientists and engineers are increasingly present in technology companies in the United States. Some of them are immigrants, that is, aliens admitted to the US for lawful permanent residence; others are non-immigrants, that is, aliens admitted to the US for a specific period of time for temporary work. Whether immigrant or non-immigrant, an overwhelming majority of foreign-born scientists and engineers enter the US technology sector through one single H-1B visa program. Using a case study of Indian engineers, this article shows different sub-paths of the H-1B visa program, which leads to significant differences in their immigration, work, and socio-economic experiences. The article is based on the secondary sources and 40 in-depth interviews conducted with Indian engineers working in US technology companies.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1655366
NSF-PAR ID:
10252949
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Perspectives on global development and technology
Volume:
19
Issue:
2
ISSN:
1569-1497
Page Range / eLocation ID:
281-302
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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