More on Professional workers from Microsoft General Counsel
- Immigration News
“Some critics have suggested that the H-1B program provides a way for U.S. companies to hire less expensive foreign workers instead of equally qualified Americans. This is simply not the case. The law specifically requires that H-1B workers be paid salaries that are at least equal to similar American workers. Microsoft supports strong enforcement of the H-1B rules and strong action against employers who violate the rules.”
The above is a quote from a blog published by the General Counsel at Microsoft, Brad Smith. It addresses some of the myths surrounding the professional workers (like the one mentioned above) as well as the valuable contribution made by the professional workers both at Microsoft and other US corporations – “For example, last year 35 percent of Microsoft’s patent applications in the U.S. came from new inventions by visa and green card holders.”
