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What’s an H-1B visa? A brief history of the controversial program for skilled foreign workers

  • Written by Gabrielle Clark, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Law, California State University, Los Angeles
imageU.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. watch an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout.Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

Republicans are feuding over how many people can obtain H-1B visas, permits that allow foreign professionals to legally work in the United States. Today an estimated 600,000 foreigners...

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