H-1B visa holders in US drop 9%, highest in a decade

The number of immigrant workers in the United States under the H-1B visa program has witnessed a sharp drop this year.

There has been a big drop in the number of immigrants holding H-1B visas in the United States. There has been a 9 per cent drop in the number of H-1B visa holders in the US, marking the highest decline in a decade.

The development was reported by Bloomberg news, based on an analysis of data from the US Department of Labor.