The measures will require companies to pay foreign workers more and narrow eligibility for hiring.
Trump administration officials said Tuesday they will make further restrictions to the H-1B visa program that businesses use to hire foreign workers for specialized occupations, a move that U.S. technology companies have fiercely opposed.The changes will make U.S. companies pay higher salaries to the workers, tighten hiring rules that determine their eligibility and increase regulation by the Labor Department and the Department of Homeland Security.
“With millions of Americans looking for work and as the economy continues its recovery, immediate action is needed to guard against the risk that lower-cost foreign labor can pose to the well-being of U.S. workers,” Pizzella told reporters on a conference call.The moves are expected to trigger lawsuits when they take effect in 60 days.
H-1B holders from India who apply to become legal permanent residents often are left waiting many years because of a massive backlog.One of the proposed changes would shorten the visas’ validity to one year for workers who are hired through third-party consulting firms.
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