Ritu Jha- While most people of Indian origin in the United States were busy celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, the Senate in Washington, DC, blocked a bill that would have helped highly skilled tech workers who had been waiting years to become permanent residents. Senate Bill S386—Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019—got […]
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Trump plans to streamline H-1B process; critics doubt it
Ritu Jha- President Donald Trump said his administration is set to change the H1-B visa system to ensure both “simplicity and certainty” and a path to citizenship for skilled people. “We want to encourage talented and highly skilled people to pursue career options in the US,” Trump tweeted. Indians are the biggest […]