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Building a Wall Out of Red Tape

Center for Investigative Reporting (Reveal)

Every year, 80,000 immigrants rely on H-1B visas to work legally in the U.S., and in many ways, they seem to embody the kind of highly skilled immigrants President Donald Trump says he wants. Yet H-1B denials are surging under his administration. Mother Jones reporter Sinduja Rangarajan investigates what’s behind the trend and whether people are being denied for legitimate reasons.

Winner of the 2020 AAJA National Award for General Excellence (Radio/Audio).

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