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Showing Original Post only (View all)Biden to Let Trump's H1-B Visa Ban Expire in Win for Tech [View all]
Source: Bloomberg
By Jordan Fabian and Genevieve Douglas
March 30, 2021, 6:19 PM EDT Updated on March 31, 2021, 2:41 AM EDT
Guest-worker restrictions imposed in June, expire on Wednesday
Business groups pressured administration to lift visa ban
President Joe Biden plans to allow a pandemic-related ban on visas for certain temporary workers, enacted by former President Donald Trump, to expire Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter.
The moratorium, which affected H-1B visas used by technology companies to hire foreign coders and engineers, was imposed last June. Biden is opting not to renew it, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the decision hasnt been announced. The White House declined to comment.
Bidens decision will please business groups from Silicon Valley giants to Indias IT services leaders, which had pressured the administration to lift the ban ever since the new president took office. Executives have grown frustrated that the directive was not immediately revoked, arguing it hurt U.S. companies.
American tech firms, from Facebook Inc. to Google, rely on foreign talent to shore up domestic workforces. Infosys Ltd. and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. traditionally dispatch Indian software engineers to work in tandem with their American clients, which include some of the largest Wall Street banks and technology corporations. It remains unclear whether Biden will ease visa restrictions in general, reversing curbs imposed by the former Trump administration.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-30/biden-to-let-trump-s-h1-b-visa-ban-expire-in-win-for-tech-firms
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Excellent! That way Microsoft, Google & Facebook won't have to hire older Americans
RainCaster
Mar 2021
#2
It appears that what consulting companies are doing to justify H1-B visas is...
William Seger
Mar 2021
#16
No it doesn't I have seen abuses for decades now...Americans need jobs period.
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#30
"I'm not against immigration, I'm against illegal immigration" and other bullshit
mathematic
Mar 2021
#14
No it can't. This is a legal way to undercut American workers and it needs to stop.
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#31
You say "No" yet in another post you blame immigrants for putting "Americans" out of jobs
mathematic
Apr 2021
#35
I never said that. I said H1B visa workers are putting Americans out of jobs and I saw it at HP and
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#36
Excellent news. Our high tech would suffer without H-1B engineers from India, China, Brazil, Europe
iluvtennis
Mar 2021
#15
It is not a myth. H1b visa's are bad period. They lower salaries and cause older workers and younger
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#33
The tech picture of offshore and foreign nationals working with US companies covers a spectrum
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2021
#40