A 44 percent plurality of likely voters say that companies exploit the H-1B visa system, according to a new poll by Cygnal.
Just 18 percent say “definitely H-1B visas are essential for U.S. competitiveness,” says the October 7-8 poll of 1,500 likely general-election voters.
The poll comes after President Donald Trump added a largely symbolic $100,000 fee for corporations seeking to import the mixed-skill H-1B workers, nearly all of whom are used to displace skilled and outspoken American professionals.
Since the announcement, Trump’s support has nudged up by three points among U.S. college graduates, the data shows.
The Cygnal survey suggests that opposition to H-1B outsourcing could be a big winner for the GOP once top leaders spotlight the extensive corruption and the pocketbook and economic damage within the visa programs.
For example, 43 percent of Cygnal’s subset of “swing voters” says companies exploit the program, while 35 percent say the visas are vital. Similarly, 50 percent support Trump’s imposition of the $100,000 fee, while 38 percent oppose the fee.
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A September survey of white-collar professionals shows that 56 percent of U.S. citizens say the huge H-1B visa-worker program is transferring their jobs and careers to white-collar migrants. A long-standing survey by Rasmussen also shows 2:1 public opposition to “higher skill” visa outsourcing.
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GOP supporters say the program is exploited by 61 to 25 percent.
Curiously, blue-collar workers are more skeptical of the H-1B program than the white-collar Americans who are the target of the H-1B outsourcing. For example, 55 percent of non-college Americans say the program is exploitative, versus 45 percent of college grads. {snip}
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