The H-1B Visa: International Students React

Foreign students in the US have lots to say about this nonimmigrant work visa.

The H-1B visa has faced a lot of criticism across the political spectrum, with many conservatives saying it takes away jobs from American citizens while liberals in Silicon Valley speak out for an expansion of the visa.

The visa, which is run on a lottery system, is highly sought after by the more than a million international students enrolled every year in the US as they hope to gain experience post grad. I asked four international students at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism what they thought about it. Here’s what they said:

For more information about how the H-1B visa affects international students and their job prospects, check out: ‘The H-1B Discriminates: What International Students Need to Know’