Coveted H-1B visas under threat 

President Donald Trump is to announce restrictions on H-1B visas which allow high-skilled foreign workers to live and work in the U.S. for up to six years. The U.S. awards just 85,000 H-1B visas annually


Barack Obama (Jan 2009 – Jan 2017)		Donald Trump

H-1B visa denial rates (percent per fiscal year*)

35	
30											32
25
20										24
15	15	
10		 		 				10	13
5		8	7	5	7	8	6
0
	2009 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19

2015: Obama administration allows permits for spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in U.S.

Apr 2017: “Buy American and Hire American” executive order


Share of private, billion-dollar U.S. startups with immigrant founders
   
15%
Migrant founder first came to U.S. as an international student

33%
At least one migrant founder – but not via foreign student enrollment

45%
No migrant founders


*U.S. fiscal year runs from October to September


Sources: USCIS, National Foundation for American Policy 
Pictures: Associated Press 
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