Universities warn new H-1B visa fee will cripple U.S. research and innovation. (Getty Images)
immigration paperwork
The policy that sparked the lawsuit
What America’s universities are warning
Deep disciplinary training
Research specialisation
Years of post-doctoral work
Who actually holds H-1B visas on campus
(CUPA-HR)
Group
Share on H-1B visas
Faculty
~3%
Professional staff
1.60%
Administrators + non-exempt staff
0.50%
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Nearly 1 in 10 non-tenure research faculty are on H-1B visas.
Engineering and business departments each have over 10% of faculty working on H-1B status.
An estimated 11,000 postdoctoral researchers nationwide depend on the H-1B category.
Why the fee threatens mo
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