Is there a significant difference between H-1B visas and the scientists who fled to the U.S. during World War II? Many of those scientists faced life-threatening situations in their home countries and sought refuge in the U.S., where they went on to develop groundbreaking technologies, such as the atomic bomb, and contributed to scientific advancements. They also taught at American universities, which had lasting impacts.

How are H-1B visas different from the migration of scientists who fled before and during World War II? It seems the U.S. leveraged the skills of those immigrant scientists to achieve major scientific progress and secure victory during the war, even though some of those individuals came from enemy nations. Without their contributions, the U.S. might not have achieved the same level of success in scientific discovery or in the war effort.