• DocumentCode
    1279861
  • Title

    Foreign-Born IT Workers in the US: Complements, not Substitutes

  • Author

    Lucas, Henry C., Jr. ; Mithas, Sunil

  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    40
  • Abstract
    A study of over 50,000 IT professionals suggests that efforts to restrict the numbers of skilled foreign professionals working in the US and foreign students seeking higher education in US universities are counterproductive.
  • Keywords
    educational institutions; employment; further education; labour resources; IT professionals; US universities; foreign students; higher education; skilled foreign professionals; Career development; Employment; Information technology; Personnel; Professional aspects; H-1B; IT workforce; Keywords: IT professionals; globalization; high-skill immigration; information technology; managing IT resources; work visa;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IT Professional
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1520-9202
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MITP.2011.61
  • Filename
    5960024