High-tech companies ' demand for foreign workers deserves attention

U.S. High-tech companies have increased their foreign staff by twice-fold this spring, the Star Island Daily reported. This is a development trend that deserves attention. In the past few years, the recruitment of foreign workers has been affected by the debate on immigration laws.

It is reported that the annual recruitment climax of American enterprises began in April. So far this year, U.S. companies have applied for more than 32,500 visas to hire foreign workers, 3 times times the same period last year, Visa. "Demand for such visas is increasing," said Emily Lam, a business consultant for the Silicon Valley leader group, Silicon Valley motivate. ”

Whether to increase the visa visa has always been controversial. American businesses say they need well-trained staff. But opponents say foreign workers have robbed Americans of their jobs and have pulled the wage level. Currently, 85,000 visa visas are approved each year, and another 20,000 are reserved for foreign students graduating from universities in the United States. Many companies are asking for more such visas.

It is reported that the U.S. government will not be published until the end of the specific data, but some job market reports have revealed the Bay Area High-tech Enterprises employment situation.

U.S. President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney have said this year that America needs the best foreign students to stay and contribute to the U.S. economy. Mr Obama's visa plan has so far not changed significantly. Mr Romney's economic policy advocates an increase in quotas for such visas to attract highly trained foreign workers.

The demand for visa visas peaked in 2007 and 2008, with 65,000 quotas being filled in a matter of days each year and many applicants being shut out, causing a great debate on immigration legislation, which has been changed to a lottery.

Although demand for visa visas has slowed in the years of recession, the annual quota has been exhausted. The signs of economic improvement have emerged this year, and it is estimated that Congress may relax restrictions on the entry of foreign good workers into the United States, or the US will lose them, says Lam.

Visa Visa is not a green card, it is only issued to professionals such as computer and medical care, the holder can work in the United States, but the validity period is only 3 years, after the expiration of a total of 6 years.

Silicon Valley's High-tech companies, such as Intel, Oracle, Google, Apple and Hewlett-Packard, are among the largest foreign employees in the United States. Silicon Valley Leader Group organized a lobbying trip to Congress last month, and representatives of more than 10 companies in the Bay Area not only asked lawmakers to relax restrictions on temporary visa visas, but also wanted to increase visa quotas for permanent residency to retain these high-level technical staff.