Data Already Collected on Guestworker Visa Programs Three U.S. government agencies—the departments of State, Labor, and Homeland Security—currently collect a significant amount of data on nonimmigrant visas that authorize employment through various applications and administrative forms.
DOL Data There are some examples of data that are published on nonimmigrant work visa applications, which provide the public with limited insight into how a small number of nonimmigrant work visa programs—only the H-visa programs—are used by employers. The website of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) hosts a number of reports, statistics, and fact sheets, as well as downloadable “disclosure data” on Excel spreadsheets based on applications made by employers for labor certifications for H-2A and H-2B visas, and labor condition applications (LCA) submitted for H-1B visas.18 This data includes summaries of petition data, how many applications were received and how many were certified, how many positions were requested and how many were certified, how many prevailing wage determinations were completed, and a breakdown of the top sending countries, receiving states, employing corporations, and job types according to visa category. Change This
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