H-1B Denials and Requests for Evidence Increase Under the Trump Administration
H-1B denials and Requests for Evidence (RFEs) increased significantly in the 4th quarter of FY 2017, likely due to new Trump administration policies, according to data obtained from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by the National Foundation for American Policy. The proportion of H-1B petitions denied for foreign-born professionals increased by 41% from the 3rd to the 4th quarter of FY 2017, rising from a denial rate of 15.9% in the 3rd quarter to 22.4% in the 4th quarter.
The data document how the Trump administration is limiting the admission of high-skilled foreign nationals, even though economists believe America greatly benefits from the entry of foreign-born scientists and engineers. The significant increase in denials and Requests for Evidence in the 4th quarter of 2017, which started July 1, 2017, came shortly after Donald Trump issued his restrictive “Buy American and Hire American” executive order on April 18, 2017.
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National Foundation for American Policy. (2018). H-1B Denials and Requests for Evidence Increase Under the Trump Administration. Retrieved from https://nfap.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/H-1B-Denial-and-RFE-Increase.NFAP-Policy-Brief.July-2018.pdf