US experts discuss H1B VISA holders

Edward Schumacher-Matos (left), Ombudsman of National Public Radio, reacts to a point made by Brookings Institution senior policy analyst Neil Ruiz (right), at a July 18 forum on the US H1-B visa program for highly skilled foreign workers. The two are joining by Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa (center left) and Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and a former economic adviser to US Vice-President Joe Biden. Brookings issued an analysis of H1-B workers, two-thirds of whom come from Asia, led by India and China. CHARLENE CAI/ CHINA DAILY