President Donald Trump is considering suspending a number of employment visas including the H1B, one of the most sought after visas among Indian IT professionals.
Washington| According to media reports, amid the massive unemployment in America due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump is considering suspending a number of employment visas including the H1B, one of the most sought after visas among Indian IT professionals.
On Thursday the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting an unnamed administrative official, that the proposed suspension could extend into the government’s new fiscal year beginning October 1, when many new visas are issued.
“That could bar any new H-1B holder outside the country from coming to work until the suspension is lifted, though visa holders already in the country are unlikely to be affected,” the WSJ reported.
The White House, however, claimed that no final decision has been made and they are considering various proposals.
“The administration is currently evaluating a wide range of options, formulated by career experts, to protect American workers and job seekers especially disadvantaged and underserved citizens – but no decisions of any kind have been made,” Hogan Gidley, the White House Spokesperson, said in a statement.
Thomas Donohue, the US Chambers of Commerce CEO, wrote a letter to Trump expressing concerns over his reported move on temporary work visas.
“As the economy rebounds, American businesses will need assurances that they can meet all their workforce needs. To that end, it is crucial that they have access to talent both domestically and from around the world,” Donohue said in his letter.
“Policies that would, for example, impose wide-ranging bans on the entry of nonimmigrant workers or impose burdensome new regulatory requirements on businesses that employ foreign nationals would undermine that access to talent and in the process, undercut our economy’s ability to grow and create jobs,” he further added.
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