[codeafin]

If you check the official government reports, you'll see it's actually the other way around.

2016 H-1Bs [1] - 398718 submitted with 53456 denied = 13% denial rate

2017 H-1Bs [2] - 403675 submitted with 37993 denied = 9% denial rate

So it looks like the denial rate has actually decreased.

[1] https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Re...

[2] https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/nativedocume...

[jessaustin]

[EDIT] Haha never mind. Attack of dyslexia...

[codeafin]

Where are you seeing that there were more denials than submitted?

On the first table, it shows the total submitted is 398,718. The number approved is 345,262, which leaves at most 53,456 denied (398,718 - 345,262 = 53,456).