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Facts on the H-1 B
Visa
- Nearly 500,000 people are
currently in the United States on an H-1B
Visa
- Nearly 50 percent of all H-1B
workers now arrive from India (47.5 % from May 1998-June
1999), China is second with 9.3%, the United Kingdom is
third with 3.2%, and Canada is fourth with
3.0%
- The median income for all H-1B
workers is $45,000
- H-1B holders pay over $2.3 billion
in federal income taxes
- The Indian H-1B holders who were
admitted in the last year alone pay over $300 million in
federal income taxes
- Expert estimates show that all
Indians on H-1B visas pay over $815 million in federal
taxes annually
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