H-1B visas tightened by Trump government
Posted on: 10/Jan/2017 4:43:30 PM
H-1B visas admit 65,000 workers and another 20,000 graduate student workers each year and are assigned through a lottery once a year by Unites States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
For years, skilled engineers, especially in the field of technology and software, have filled high-profile jobs in the US.
Now H1-B visa reform Bill will be reintroduced in U.S, California Republican Darrell Issa has re-introduced a bill aimed at cracking down on the H-1B visa abuse by making major amendments to the existing program, allowing only highly skilled foreign employees work in the US.
Because of this visa reform bill the whole set of other skilled workers - from market research analysts to financial advisors, web developers, teachers, artists, medicos and paramedics - might see their dreams of moving to the US never bear fruition.
The new bill, titled “Protect and Grow American Jobs Act,” has been re-introduced in Congress by Republican Darrell Issa and Democrat Scott Peters proposing important changes to the eligibility criteria for availing H-1B visa.
The bill has recommended a hike in the minimum salary of H-1B employees, and elimination of the masters’ quota/cap. The lawmakers have proposed an increase of USD 100,000 in the annual salary of H-1B employees.
The Trump regime might affect skilled workers, but not highly-skilled workers or potential investors with deep pockets
