The largest US employers want to protect the wives of immigrant employees

A group of senior executives at major American companies expressed serious concern about the Trump administration’s immigration policy and said that the rules increase uncertainty and undermine economic growth.

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In a letter signed by 59 CEOs, including Tim Cook of Apple Inc, Jamie Dimona of JPMorgan Chase & Co, and Doug Parker of American Airlines, executives said many of their employees are now faced with uncertainty due to issues such as “inconsistent immigration solutions ”that are likely to reduce work permits for spouses of qualified immigrants.

“As the federal government undertakes a lawful review of immigration rules, it must avoid making changes that disrupt the lives of thousands of lawful and qualified employees and significantly harm U.S. competitiveness,” the leaders said in the letter.

Executives are part of the Business Roundtable, which is a lobbying group and is currently led by Dimon. While the Business Roundtable has been discussing immigration policy for many years, the letter was prompted by specific recent regulatory actions taken by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, which are expected to revoke the right to work permits for spouses.

“At a time when job openings are at historic highs due to labor shortages, now is not the time to limit access to talent,” the letter said.

The government should not change the rules in the middle of the process, as this can lead to unnecessary costs and complications, the leaders wrote in a letter to the secretary of national security Kirszhin Nielsen.

Nielsen, appointed by Trump, told reporters at a briefing at the White House on Thursday that the administration strictly abides by the law.

“This administration did not create a family separation policy... What has changed is that we are no longer releasing entire classes of people who break the law,” she said.

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