[trhway]

i think you're mistaken. The H1B cap is 65K. Cap-exempts are capped at 20K. Thus total cap is 85K. No above and beyond of that number.

Speaking about original post US tech industry is 16M people. So 600K+ of H1Bs, suppose they all in tech, is 4%. Blip on a radar.

[square_usual]

No, you're wrong too. The 20k is the Master's cap, only applicable to students who did a Master's or above in the US. Cap exempt refers to H1bs granted to US/State employers, who can get H1bs for employees without any cap whatsoever, and at any time of the year.

[trhway]

thanks, i see. So, MS can't get them really.

https://www.nafsa.org/professional-resources/browse-by-inter...

"AC21 [codified at INA § 214(g)(5)(A)-(B)] exempts the following petitioners from the H-1B cap:

Institutions of higher education

Nonprofit entities related to or affiliated with an institution of higher education

Nonprofit research organizations

Governmental research organizations

[darth_avocado]

This. Cap exempts are usually PHDs and literal medical doctors.