Temporary visas to work in the U.S., known as H-1Bs, have become highly controversial. Two U.S. senators are investigating how foreign companies are using the visas to bring workers into the country. They suspect that Indian outsourcing firms are using H-1Bs to facilitate the outsourcing of American jobs. India’s Infosys (http://www.businessweek.com/ticker/) and Wipro (http://www.businessweek.com/ticker/) received more of the visas in fiscal 2006 than any U.S. company. Here’s a look at how many of the visas they and other top Indian outsourcers used.

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Employer

No. of H-1B visas

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=INFY

4908

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=WIT

4002

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=TACSF

3046

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=SAY

2880

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=PTI

1391

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=LTOUF

947

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=IFLX

817

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=TEML.BO

770

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=MBFL

751

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