Democratic presidential prospect and previous U.S. vice president Joe Biden has said that he will raise the momentary suspension on H-1B visas, the most sought-after by Indian IT professionals, if he wins the November governmental elections.
On June 23, in a big blow to Indian IT experts considering the US task market, the Trump administration suspended the H-1B visas together with other types of foreign work visas up until the end of 2020 to safeguard American workers in a crucial election year.
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Mr. Biden, in a digital town hall meeting on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) problems organised by NBC News, praised the contribution of H-1B visa holders.
” He (United States President Donald Trump) just ended H-1B visas the rest of this year. That will not be in my administration,” Mr. Biden, 77, stated responding to a question throughout the town hall. He was referring to the short-lived suspension of the H-1B visas and other foreign work visas by Trump for the remainder of the year.
” The people on the company visa have actually constructed this nation,” Mr. Biden stated when asked what his administration will carry out in the first 100 days of his presidency.
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows United States companies to use foreign workers in specialty professions that require theoretical or technical knowledge. The innovation companies depend on it to employ tens of countless workers each year from nations like