Chesley Bonestell, “The Exploration of Mars” (1953), oil on board, 143/8 x 28 inches, gift of William Estler, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC.

Facing and Fixing Visa Flaws

November 18, 2015

11/18/15 – Global outsourcing companies are increasingly gaming the U.S. visa system so they can use their own foreign employees to take over technical work for U.S. businesses, often forcing domestic workers out of their jobs, says a report in the New York Times. In Issues, a leading policy analyst has examined the nation’s visa and immigration programs for scientists and engineers on a broad scale and proposed comprehensive improvements, including cutting visas to firms that pull skilled jobs offshore.