India's top IT firms received 37% less H-1B visas in 2016
Top seven India-based outsourcing companies in the US received fewer H-1B visas in 2016 as against 2015, with their combined numbers dropping 37%, a report stated. Further, new H-1B petitions approved for these companies represent only 0.006% of US labour-force. This comes amid US tightening visa programmes to make it difficult for firms to replace US employees with foreign workers.