Under the new regulations approved last October, those petitions don't count against either the fiscal 2000 limit or the new fiscal 2001 limit of 195,000 visas. The INS doesn't track terminated or expired visas, so some of those visa holders may have gone home or gained citizenship. Still, if INS samples hold true, in 2004, more than 500,000 H-1B workers may hold IT jobs. By Labor Certification Application code supplied by employer Watson is a freelance writer in Chicago. Twice as many H-1B workers are entering the U.S. as two years ago, primarily taking technology jobs.
Nobody really knows.
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