Suzette Brooks Masters and Ted Ruthizer

In the following viewpoint, Suzette Brooks Masters and Ted Ruthizer assert that H-1B visas allowing skilled foreigners to work in the United States have added to the competitiveness of U.S. companies and contributed to the nation's economic success. Contrary to critics of increasing the number of H-1B visas issued annually, there is no evidence that the influx of foreign workers is displacing U.S. computer workers or depressing wages, according to the authors. Masters is an attorney and serves on the board of directors of the National Immigration Forum. Ruthizer is an immigration lawyer and general counsel of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

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