High Skill Immigration

Immigration, Employment Growth and Economic Dynamism, February 22, 2023

H-1B Petitions And Denial Rates In FY 2022, February 2, 2023

H-4 Visa Holders: An Underutilized Source of Skilled Workers, November 2, 2022

Immigrant Entrepreneurs and U.S. Billion-Dollar Companies, July 26, 2022

Modernizing H-1B Policies and Regulations, April 13, 2022

Analysis of U.S. and Canadian International Student Data, March 3, 2022

The Impact of the Covid-19 Drop in International Migration on the U.S. Labor Market, February 3, 2022

H-1B Petitions and Denial Rates in FY 2021, January 12, 2022

Immigrants and Nobel Prizes: 1901-2021, October 6, 2021

Updated Employment Data For Computer Occupations as of September 2021, September 27, 2021

H-1B Denial Rates Through the Second Quarter of FY 2021, August 30, 2021

International Students in Science and Engineering, August 19, 2021

NFAP Exec. Dir. Testimony Before the House Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee: On U.S. and Canadian Immigration Policy, July 13, 2021

The Earnings of IT Professionals Compared To Other Professionals, June 10, 2021

The Impact on International Students of Ending the H-1B Lottery, May 10, 2021

The Impact on U.S. Men and Women in STEM Fields of Increases in International Students, April 6, 2021

Limiting Executive Authority in Immigration, March 29, 2021

Employment Data For Computer Occupations for January 2020 to March 2021, March 18, 2021

An Analysis of the U.S. Citizenship Act, February 23, 2021

An Analysis of the DOL Final Rule’s Impact on H-1B Visa Holders and Employment-Based Immigrants, February 17, 2021

Immigration’s Contribution to Population Growth and Economic Vitality, February 4, 2021

H-1B Denial Rates For FY 2020 and the Impact of Court Decisions, January 27, 2021

Updated Analysis on Employment Data For Computer Occupations for January to November 2020, January 4, 2021

H-1B Denial Rates Through the Third Quarter of FY 2020, December 2020

Updated Analysis: Employment Data for Computer Occupations for January to October 2020, November 2020

Employment Data For Computer Occupations for January to September 2020, October 13, 2020

Immigrants and Nobel Prizes: 1901-2020, October 14, 2020

An Analysis of the DOL H-1B Wage Rule, October 16, 2020

International Students and DHS Data, September 28, 2020

H-1B Denial Rates Through The Second Quarter of FY 2020, August 2020

The International Experience of Startup Visas for Immigrant Entrepreneurs, July 15, 2020

Immigrants and America’s Comeback From the Covid-19 Crisis, July 13, 2020

Updated Analysis of Employment Data for Computer Occupations, June 11, 2020

Analysis of International Student Data for the 2018-19 Academic Year, June 8, 2020

The Impact of H-1B Visa Holders on the U.S. Workforce, May 18, 2020

Analysis of Employment Data for Computer Occupations, May 18, 2020

H-1B Denial Rates and Numerical Limits as Indicators of Current Restrictions, May 7, 2020

H-1B Approved Petitions and Denial Rates for FY 2019, February 26, 2020

Analysis of FY 2018 Legal Immigration Statistics, January 13, 2020

Immigrants and Nobel Prizes: 1901-2019, October 10, 2019

H-1B Denial Rates for the First Three Quarters of FY 2019, October 28, 2019

Updated Analysis of H-1B Denial Rates for First Two Quarters of FY 2019, August 8, 2019

H-1B Denial Rates: Past and Present, April 10, 2019

Employer-Paid H-1B Visa Fees, April 1, 2019

Immigrant Entrepreneurs and U.S. Immigration Policy, March 23, 2019

International Students, STEM OPT and the U.S. STEM Workforce, March 5, 2019

State Department Visa Refusals in FY 2018 for Immigrants and Nonimmigrants, March 1, 2019

Immigrants and Billion-Dollar Startups, October 2018

Immigration, Unemployment and Labor Force Participation, May 2018

H-1B Visas By The Numbers: 2017-18, April 19, 2018

NAFTA TN and E Visas, April 4, 2018

Declining International Student Enrollment at U.S. Universities, February 2018

Understanding America’s Legal Immigration System, December 2017

Immigrants and Nobel Prizes 1901-2017, October 5, 2017

The Importance of International Students to American Science and Engineering, October 10, 2017

International Students and STEM OPT, October 10, 2017

The Impact of a Point-Based Immigration System on Agriculture and Other Business Sectors, August 2017

Fixing Prevailing Wage Calculations for High-Skilled Immigrants, June 2017

H-1B Visas By The Numbers, June 2017

The Contributions of the Children of Immigrants to Science in America, March 2017

Policy Recommendations on Employment-Based Immigration for the New President and Congress, January 2017

Immigrants and Nobel Prizes, October 2016

The Real World Impact of Proposed High-Skilled Immigration Restrictions, August 2016

Setting the Record Straight on High-Skilled Immigration, August 2016

Immigrants and Billion Dollar Startups, March 2016

Startup Visa Proposals and Job Creation, March 2016

Reforming America’s Legal Immigration System, September 2015

The World Has Changed Since 1990, U.S. Immigration Policy Has Not, September 2015

The Challenge of Immigration Processing and Executive Action, June 2015

The Most Misleading Statistic in Immigration, April 2015

L-1 Denial Rates Increase Again, March 2015

Executive Action and Legal Immigration, September 2014

The Increasing Importance of Immigrants to Science and Engineering in America, June 2014

House and Senate Legislation on High Skill Immigration, June 2014

Updated Analysis on the Impact of Immigration Legislation on Salaries and Competitiveness, April 2014

L-1 Denial Rates for High Skill Foreign Nationals Continue to Increase, March 2014

The Importance of International Students to America, July 2013

Wages and U.S. Competitiveness, June 2013

American-Made 2.0: How Immigrant Entrepreneurs Continue to Contribute to the U.S. Economy, June 2013

NFAP Testimony on High Skill Immigration Before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, May 8, 2013

H-1B Visas, May 2013

Webcast of Senate Commerce Committee Hearing, May 8, 2013

Analysis of H-1B and L-1 Provisions in Senate Immigration Bill, April 2013

Immigration Restrictions and America’s Growing Health Care Needs, February 2013

DOL Threatens Personal and Commercial Privacy, September 2012

Still Waiting: Green Card Problems Persist for High Skill Immigrants, June 2012

Immigrant Founders and Key Personnel in America’s Top 50 Venture-Funded Companies, December 2011

Keeping Talent in America, October 2011

Waiting and More Waiting: America’s Family and Employment-Based Immigration System, October 2011

Reforming America’s Regulations and Policies on Employment-Based Immigration, August 2011

Contributions of the Children of Immigrants in Science, May 2011

Fee Increase on H-1B Visas Likely Violates U.S. Commitments Under GATS, January 2011

Proposed Changes to Skilled Worker Visa Laws Likely to Violate Major U.S. Trade Commitments, June 2010

H-1B By The Numbers: 2010 and Beyond, March 2010

Analysis of USCIS Memo on H-1Bs and Third Party Placement, March 2010

Employment-Based Green Card Projections Point to Decade-Long Waits, November 2009

NFAP-Reason Chart Explaining Legal Immigration System, August 2008

Certifiable – The Department of Labor’s Approach to Labor Certification, July 2008

H-1Bs and Job Creation, March 2008

Driving Jobs and Innovation Offshore: The Impact of High Skill Immigration Restrictions, December 2007

H-1B Visas, Outsourcing, Enforcement and U.S. Workers, May 2007

Green Card Delays Worsen for Employment-Based Immigrants, May 2007

U.S. Company H-1B Fees and Taxes to Support Education, May 2007

American Made: Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Professionals, November 2006

Immigration’s Impact on U.S. Workers and the Economy, July 2006

Legal Immigrants: Waiting Forever, May 2006

H-1B Fees Paid by U.S. Companies, March 2006

Understanding L-1 Visas and the Recent OIG Report, March 2006

H-1B Professionals and Wages: Setting the Record Straight, March 2006

International Students and U.S. Policy Choices, October 2005


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