Trump Administration cancel the rule of H-1B visa and issued H-4 visas
Trump Administration has planned to cancel the rule of allowing H-1B visa holders to work in the US. A law that is demanding the Trump Administration to stop the cancellation of the working authority of the visa holders of H-1B visa holders, in which Indians have been included, two MPs present in the US Congress, Who said that by eliminating this benefit many foreign workers will be forced to use their use. Talent to compete against US businesses.
H-4 visas are issued to the husband/wife of H-1B foreign workers. H-1B visas are a non-immigrant visa through which many Indian employees employ American companies. This allows American companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations, which require theoretical or technical expertise. This is the most demanded visa among Indian IT professionals.
The H-4 visa is issued only to very close or immediate family members of H-1B visa holders.
In order to start the H-4 Employment Conservation Act, the move by Anna Hazare and Joe Lofgren, the Trump administration comes amidst the determination to abolish the rule of Obama-era, the husband/wife of H-1B visa holders, Provides work authorization to the wife.
Since the rule was implemented, more than 100,000 workers, mainly women, have received employment authorization from India, the competitiveness of the US has improved and the financial burden on thousands of H-1B workers and their families is reduced Having been present, both the MPs said in the House.
The H-4 employment protection act prevents the Trump administration from canceling this important rule, which is expected to be by the end of the year. Eshoo said, “Protecting the work authorization to these H-4 visa holders is a matter of both economic neutrality and family unity.“
Prohibiting H-1B dependent on husband/wife from working is of no benefit to our country, and if allowed to move forward, many of these families that can contribute so much to our workforce will simply move to our countries with a more sensible approach to immigration. This much-needed bill will block the Trump administration from needlessly harming our economy and the lives of skilled immigrant families,” Lofgren said.
source- the Hindu