%0 Journal Article
%T The Politics of Skilled Immigration: Explaining the Ups and Downs of the US H
%A Andrew Kennedy
%J International Migration Review
%@ 1747-7379
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0197918318769312
%X The United States has long been a magnet for skilled immigrants, but its openness to these immigrants has varied considerably over time. Focusing on the H-1B visa program, this article explains why the program¡¯s annual cap has risen and fallen from the mid-1990s to the present. Whereas recent studies of skilled immigration policy have focused on struggles between capital and labor, this article contends that US policy also reflects a struggle between capital and citizen groups ¡ª one that has changed considerably over the past two decades. The findings challenge recent work on skilled immigration and US immigration policy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0197918318769312