1998: Quota increased to 115,000
2001: Number raised to 195,000
2004: Slides to 90,000 due to slowdown
2007: Capped at 65,000
US Senators Richard J Durbin and Charles E Grassley have sent a letter to nine Indian IT firms, which figure among the top 25 recipients of approved H-1B visa petitions in 2007, seeking detailed information on how each firm uses the visa programme.
The Indian IT firms include Infosys Technologies, Wipro, Satyam Computer Services, Cognizant Tech Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Patni Computer Systems, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, i-Flex Solutions and Mphasis. These firms accounted for nearly 20,000 of the available 65,000 H-1B visas last year.
The senators have also sought information from other prominent firms including Microsoft, Intel, Accenture, Cisco, Deloitte & Touche, J P Morgan Chase and Motorola.
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