Thread by @stephenehorn

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1/ Seven of the biggest sponsors of H-1B(*) visas in North Carolina are recipients of the state's Job Development Investment Grant, with a combined $128,328,750 in tax-dollars awarded

Each of these companies has sponsored more visa applications for higher average wages than the non-visa jobs they are required to create to receive for the grant money

(H-1B visa holders are not counted as "qualifying jobs" as defined by law)

2/
Infosys Limited (d/b/a Infosys Limited of India)
Visa Applications: 3,361
Visa App. Avg. Base Salary: $88,273

Grant Jobs: 2,000
Grant Jobs Target Avg. Salary: $72,146

Grant Amount to Company: $22,387,500
Grant Cost to State: $29,850,000

3/
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Visa Applications: 1,149
Visa App. Avg. Base Salary: $112,332

Grant Jobs: 550
Grant Jobs Target Avg. Salary: $72,700

Grant Amount to Company: $12,981,750
Grant Cost to State: $17,309,000

4/
DB Global Technology, Inc.
Visa Applications: 1,017
Visa App. Avg. Base Salary: $117,284

Grant Jobs: 681
Grant Jobs Target Avg. Salary: $87,924

Grant Amount to Company: $8,943,750
Grant Cost to State: $11,925,000

5/
Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation
Visa Applications: 3,644
Visa App. Avg. Base Salary: $98,019

Grant Jobs: 800
Grant Jobs Target Avg. Salary: $75,343

Grant Amount to Company: $7,100,250
Grant Cost to State: $9,467,000

6/
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Visa Applications: 1,814
Visa App. Avg. Base Salary: $134,143

Grant Jobs: 1,612
Grant Jobs Target Avg. Salary: $117,972

Grant Amount to Company: $54,090,750
Grant Cost to State: $72,121,000

7/
HCL America Inc.
Visa Applications: 1,530
Visa App. Avg. Base Salary: $101,503

Grant Jobs: 1,237
Grant Jobs Target Avg. Salary: $51,653

Grant Amount to Company: $19,608,000
Grant Cost to State: $26,144,000

8/
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
Visa Applications: 1,699
Visa App. Avg. Base Salary: $142,286

Grant Jobs: 375
Grant Jobs Target Avg. Salary: $83,251

Grant Amount to Company: $3,216,750
Grant Cost to State: $4,289,000

9/ Visa application info scraped from h1bdata.info

Grant info from JDIG annual reports, 2013-2023

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