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One of the top recipients of H-1B visas in North Carolina is IBM. In an email last year, the company said it had been “scaling back” its use of the program. But Big Blue remains a top beneficiary of the program, receiving the 10th-most nationally, despite recently conducting layoffs.
Hiring H-1Bs while cutting jobs is a major criticism of the H-1B policy. Asked about this dynamic, IBM said in an email Thursday it “remains deeply committed to investing in its U.S. workers.”
“When we do utilize H-1B workers, these are highly skilled individuals who are hired to fill skills gaps in order to meet IBM and our clients’ needs,” the company’s media team said.