Some in the Indian lobbying community in Washington call the H1-B the "most toxic" visa on Capitol Hill. Some 70% of the 85,000 H1-B visas issued annually go to Indians, and more than half of them are working for the IT outsourcers, according to the U.S. "There was a sense that there is a recognition of the contribution of the Indian tech sector. H1-B visas holders are rewarded, by and large, through a lottery system. The government agency says it does not know how many H1-B visa holders are employed in the U.S. at this time.

Source: Forbes March 05, 2017 14:26 UTC