To Be Or Not To Be On H-1B: Engineers from India in the United States
To Be Or Not To Be On H-1B: Engineers from India in the United States
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是否获得 H-1B：来自印度的工程师在美国
DOI：
10.1163/15691497-12341557
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发表时间：
2020
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0.3
通讯作者：
Varma, R
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作者：
Varma, R
外国出生的科学家和工程师越来越多地出现在美国的科技公司中。其中一些是移民，即获准在美国合法永久居留的外国人；另一些是非移民，即在特定时期内进入美国从事临时工作的外国人。无论是移民还是非移民，绝大多数外国出生的科学家和工程师都是通过一个H-1B签证项目进入美国科技行业的。通过对印度工程师的案例研究，本文展示了H-1B签证计划的不同子路径，这导致了他们在移民、工作和社会经济经历方面的显著差异。这篇文章基于二手资料和对在美国科技公司工作的印度工程师进行的40次深度采访。
Foreign-born scientists and engineers are increasingly present in technology companies in the United States. Some of them are immigrants, that is, aliens admitted to the US for lawful permanent residence; others are non-immigrants, that is, aliens admitted to the US for a specific period of time for temporary work. Whether immigrant or non-immigrant, an overwhelming majority of foreign-born scientists and engineers enter the US technology sector through one single H-1B visa program. Using a case study of Indian engineers, this article shows different sub-paths of the H-1B visa program, which leads to significant differences in their immigration, work, and socio-economic experiences. The article is based on the secondary sources and 40 in-depth interviews conducted with Indian engineers working in US technology companies.