H-1B workers pay billions in taxes to fund programmes that benefit American citizens
The Donald Trump administration has often blamed H-1B workers for stealing jobs from Americans. As per a new study, an estimated three million H-1B visa holders contribute hundreds of billions to the US government programmes like social security and medicare—which they don’t even benefit from—and to local businesses and American companies. The study, conducted by immigrant-focussed financial services company Stilt, analysed transaction data from 3,336 loan applications of H-1B visa holders between Jan. 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020.
