The tech industry has come to rely heavily on the H-1B foreign guest work program in recent decades. That puts it at odds ...

Microsoft is under growing pressure to account for its H-1B visa requests after announced another round of layoffs this week, affecting around 9,000 employees across its global headcount. The latest ...

In 2025, more than 400,000 foreign professionals submitted their names for a chance at an H-1B visa, but only about 114,000 were selected.That 25.6% success rate is still higher than 2024’s even more ...

Alexander was a Senior Research Associate for the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation. In 2023 alone, there were around 450,000 approved H-1B applications. The majority of these were ...

A Newsweek analysis reveals a surge in H-1B visa usage by major US firms in 2025, led by Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Microsoft. The increase, impacting consulting, tech, and finance sectors, includes ...

Dan Gooding is a Newsweek reporter based in New York City. His focus is reporting on immigration and border security. He has covered immigration issues extensively, including the root causes of ...