A bill backing key changes in the H1B programme that allows trained workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US has been re-introduced in the US Congress by two lawmakers who maintain that that it is going to help crack down on the job visa misuse.
The ‘Protect and Increase American Jobs Act’ makes important developments to the qualification requirements for H1-B Visa exemptions was re-introduced yesterday by Republican Darrell Issa and Scott Peters – both from California.
The bill among other activities boost the minimum salary of H1B visa to 2500 100,000 per annum and eliminate the Masters Degree exemption.
The legislation, they asserted, will help crack down on abuse and ensure these jobs remain available for the best and brightest talent from all over the world.
The bill employs several corporations — Disney, SoCal Edison and the others — have come under fire for abusing the H1B Visa programme to displace American workers with foreign
In order for America to lead again, we must ensure we can retain the entire world’s finest and brightest talent. At the same time, we additionally must ensure applications are not abused to allow firms to outsource and employ low-cost foreign labour from abroad to displace American workers,” Issa mentioned.
“The legislation we are introducing now does both. It will make sure our valuable high-competent immigration spots are employed by companies when the positions are unable to be filled by the existing workforce,” Issa stated.
By increasing the wages to a degree more in line together with the average American wages for all these places, it might help cut back on abuse by eliminating the profit incentive and ensuring these positions remain accessible for companies who actually want them, a media release said.
Controlling abuse of the H1 B system will protect American jobs and help ensure that visas can be found for innovators who want them to maintain a competitive workforce,” Peters said.
“This bipartisan bill makes among the much-needed updates to our high-experienced visa system to level the playing field and help prevent corporations from taking advantage of the device to international jobs,” the Congressman mentioned.|Curbing exploitation of the H1-B program will protect American jobs and aid ensure that visas are available for innovators who want them to keep a competitive work force,” Peters said.
The bill had confronted opposition this past year in Congress.
Reshaping immigration is a fundamental tenet of President- elect Donald Trump’s drive for firms to invest and hire more in the USA.
Trump has listed immigration reform among five executive actions he plans to take on his first day in office. They comprise requesting the Department of Labor to investigate “all mistreatment of the visa programmes that undercut the American employee.”