H-1B visa row hits California schools: How this is leading to shortage of teachers

The ongoing controversy over the $100,000 H-1B visa fee in the US has California’s technology industry and other businesses reeling. But another group is also on edge: the state’s teaching industry.

California, which employs more teachers on H-1B visas than any state except Texas and North Carolina, according to a National Education Association analysis of federal data, could soon face a severe teaching staff crisis if the current state of affairs continues.