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Al Jazeera
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H-1B fee hike: Who’s gaining from these visas – Indian IT or US firms? | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera
September 22, 2025 - Led by Amazon (10,044 visas), the rest of the leaderboard in terms of H-1B visa recipients is dominated by the who’s who of US tech, banking, consulting and retail: Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Google, JP Morgan Chase, Walmart and Deloitte.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/changemyview › cmv: even if not by explicit design, the h-1b system functions as if it were created for indian it labor and that outcome is too extreme to be explained by “just market forces.”
CMV: Even if not by explicit design, the H-1B system functions as if it were created for Indian IT labor and that outcome is too extreme to be explained by “just market forces.” : r/changemyview
November 23, 2025 - If a Norwegian wanted to work in an American tech firm, the tech firm would obtain an eb2 based green card for that worker. If an Indian wanted to work for the same tech firm, the firm would need to obtain an H1B for him. There is no fraud happening here, Indians and Chinese dominate the H1B ...
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H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms
Most PhDs, specially in STEM, math, stats, econ, etc. are not American. And almost all of them end up with a H1B visa at some point if they remain in the US · It might be lottery based if you go to work at any firm, or quota-free if it is in academia/nonprofits/govt, but it's still through H1B More on news.ycombinator.com
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Fired Americans Say Indian Firm Gave Their Jobs to H-1B Visa Holders
This is the "Great Replacement" theory right-wingers should be concerned of. As always, it has nothing to do with immigration directly, but rather is a matter of greed, which has been the main societal driver at least since we evolved consciousness. More on reddit.com
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H1B is a scam and it’s not about talent...it’s about keeping labor cheap and controlled.
There's a secondary scam (that the OP alluded to) hiding beneath this which is being locked in if the company agrees to sponsor your green card. If you are from a country that’s severely backlogged, you will spend years before you achieve portability status, which finally allows you to quit your H1B employer, and find another employer while preserving your green card application. I worked in a midsized American company, where my manager‘s manager was actually keeping tabs on who was H1B and how far any of these employees were from portability. Not rocket science to figure out who was getting promoted that year or decent increments and who wasn't. More on reddit.com
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Question: How does Indian Government benefit from more Indians getting H1B visa?
So they would be "brain draining" labor but the assumption with work visa's is that a lot of the time, they will send some of that money back home. Lets just assume its 20k in India or 150k in the USA, and they send 50k back home, thats essentially 50k injected into the Indian economy. Thats one basic reason why its still possibly decently good More on reddit.com
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Forbes
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Top U.S. Technology Companies Dominate H-1B Visa List In 2025
November 17, 2025 - According to a new analysis of government data, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Google had the most approved new H-1B petitions in FY 2025, and Apple was number 6. At the same time, Indian-based companies have almost disappeared from the ...
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Rest of World
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How H-1B visa changes are fueling tech hiring in India - Rest of World
February 10, 2026 - Amazon and Microsoft have committed $35 billion and $17.5 billion, respectively, for AI innovation and jobs in India before the end of the decade. India already comprises half of the world’s workforce in global capacity centers, or GCCs — specialized, company-owned offshore units established by multinational corporations to perform high-value, strategic functions like IT services, R&D, and analytics. Around 2 million Indians currently work at GCCs.
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Inventiva
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Indian-Origin Tech Giants Dominate H1B Visas: Infosys, TCS, And HCL Rewrite The Rules Of US Innovation
January 13, 2025 - Indian-origin tech companies immensely use this program to send trained professionals to the US, creating a SETI project execution and client satisfaction clients. ... However, this program does not have a smooth sail.
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Wikipedia
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H-1B visa - Wikipedia
1 week ago - Researchers have found two thirds of IT jobs are offshorable, and the remaining third remain onshore to be the conduit between American clients and offshore work teams. The leading users of H-1B visas are Indian outsourcing firms.
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Business Standard
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How Indian grads with US degrees get easier H-1B entry, but face lower pay | Personal Finance - Business Standard
October 21, 2024 - Indian students with degrees from US institutions generally find it easier to enter the job market. However, they may face slightly lower salaries
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Bloomberg
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Insiders Tell How IT Giant Favored Indian H-1B Workers Over US Employees
December 9, 2024 - Indian workers dominated professional IT roles while American hires tended to fill lower-paid jobs such as content moderation.
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Newsweek
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Number of H-1B Visas Approved for Indian Companies Plunges - Newsweek
November 24, 2025 - The decline in approvals for Indian-based companies indicates the changing dynamics of the H-1B program and the increasing dominance of U.S.
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News18
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H-1B Visas For TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL: Indian IT Majors Secure 13% Permits, Who Topped The List? | Economy News - News18
September 21, 2025 - Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, and Wipro lead Indian firms in H-1B visa approvals as US hikes fees to 100,000 dollars under Donald Trump’s new policy.
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BBC
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H-1B: What Trump’s $100,000 visa means for India and US industries
Indians dominate the H-1B programme, making up more than 70% of the recipients in recent years. (China was the second-largest source, making up about 12% of beneficiaries.) In tech, their presence is even starker: a Freedom of Information Act ...
Published   September 22, 2025
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GG2
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Indian managers’ hiring practices spark debate amidst H-1B controversy
September 23, 2025 - The H-1B visa has long been a key pathway for highly skilled Indian professionals entering the US. Workers from India dominate in STEM fields and frequently hold leadership roles in companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
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Nearshore Americas
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Indian IT Firms See 70% Drop in New H-1B Visas - Nearshore Americas
December 10, 2025 - For the first time, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Google occupy all top four spots for new H-1B approvals — a space historically dominated by Indian IT firms.
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The Hindu
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Over 78% of top paid H-1B applicants were from India - The Hindu
December 19, 2024 - In other words, bigger companies — both U.S.-based and India-based — did not sponsor many high-paid H1B applicants.
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H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms | Hacker News
April 24, 2017 - Most PhDs, specially in STEM, math, stats, econ, etc. are not American. And almost all of them end up with a H1B visa at some point if they remain in the US · It might be lottery based if you go to work at any firm, or quota-free if it is in academia/nonprofits/govt, but it's still through H1B
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Times of India
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US Jobs: Top 10 companies sponsoring H-1B visas in 2024 - The Times of India
November 25, 2024 - While Indian nationals continue to dominate the pool of H-1B visa holders—making up over 72% of all H-1B visa recipients in 2023—US companies seem to be scaling back their reliance on this visa category.
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itForte
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Effect of H1B Visa Restrictions on the US and Indian Technology Workers/Companies - itForte
In recent weeks, the United States has introduced more stringent H 1B visa rules - including sharp increases in visa fees for employers and heightened qualitative restrictions on which companies may employ H 1B holders. These changes may be justified in some quarters as protecting domestic workers, but their impact on both the US and Indian technology sectors is profound - and far from straightforward. They threaten competitiveness in the US while simultaneously paving the way for India’s technology sector (and remote staffing ecosystem) to gain even more influence. India’s Dominance in H 1B Utilization India has historically been the largest beneficiary of H 1B visas.
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Statista
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Chart: Indian Talent Is in High Demand in the U.S. | Statista
September 23, 2025 - This chart shows origin countries of H-1B visa recipients in 2020.