Offshoring technology jobs was already a big issue but remote work from the pandemic threatens to exacerbate it, industry officials warn
WASHINGTON—Tech-industry representatives are coming to Capitol Hill this week to warn thatwill lead to more offshoring of software developer and other technology jobs unless the U.S. admits more high-skilled immigrants.
The U.S. allows 65,000 skilled-worker visas annually under its H1-B program, plus another 20,000 for people who hold graduate degrees from American universities. Those numbers haven’t budged since 2005 despite the sharp rise in tech jobs. Many in the tech industry say they are desperate to fill open positions and argue that turning away foreign talent because there aren’t enough visas jeopardizes the country’s position as a leader in technology and innovation.
“This Congress has made very clear, both through its actions and its inaction, that it places Americans last and it places foreign labor and the big corporations that shamelessly exploit it first,” said Rep. Tom McClintock , ranking Republican of the immigration subcommittee, at a hearing last summer about how high-skilled foreign workers are flocking to Canada because of U.S. immigration policies.
She also said Tecna’s study, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal and set to be released this week, shows that tech jobs shifted during the pandemic from places like Silicon Valley and New York City to smaller hubs, including Nashville. “There’s still a desire for the employer to have their employees in the U.S., but if that’s not possible, they will hire talent and place them where they are able to work productively,” said Stuart Anderson, executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, a nonpartisan research organization that focuses on trade and immigration. “What the pandemic has shown is that remote work in another country can be a productive option.”PREVIEWMobSquad, a Canadian firm that helps match U.S.
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