H-1B Visas: Employers have paid more than $3 billion over past decade in high-skilled visa fees

H-1B Visas: Employers have paid more than $3 billion over past decade in high-skilled visa fees...H-1B visas allow foreigners to work in the United States. The visas are temporary, are good for up to six years and can lead to a green card if an employer sponsors the worker. Businesses maintain they are important for bringing needed skills that cannot be found in the U.S. and are necessary because waits for green cards, which provide legal residency, are too long. (WHY NOT PUT THAT $3 BILLION TO AMERICAN STUDENTS?)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/report-employers-have-paid-more-than-3-billion-over-past-decade-in-high-skilled-visa-fees/2011/03/31/AF5aIW7B_story.html