Trump intends to reform the program H-1В

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Nearly 1 million jobs in the United States are made up of foreigners who have been invited to work on the H-1В visa, a temporary work permit for highly skilled workers, according to Goldman Sachs research data.

President Trump has been very critical of this program and has spoken of his intention to reform it. Critics of the program support Trump's intentions, arguing that companies are hiring cheap foreign labor instead of paying salaries to Americans.

“We estimate between 900 and 1 million people are working today on an H-1B visa,” according to a Goldman Sachs study published in February. "Based on the assumption that most existing visas have been extended for a second term, eventually two-thirds of qualified holders of these visas will apply for a green card."

Last week, White House spokesman Sean Spicer assured that Trump was considering this issue, but did not say when Trump would make changes.

Spicer noted that Trump was focused on border security.

“Congress created the H-1B program to allow an employer to hire a qualified foreign worker if it cannot find someone with the requisite skills and abilities among Americans,” said Senator Dick Durin.

However, critics believe that in this way American employers can hire cheaper force.

“It is temporary foreign workers imported from overseas who work in place of American workers for lower wages,” Trump said in a statement last year. “I will permanently ban the use of H-1B as a low-cost work program and will impose requirements to hire American workers for every visa and immigration program.” With no exceptions".

Visa type H-1B gives the right to enter the United States and permanently reside in the country. They are of different types: working, student, tourist - and are issued for a certain period, after which a person must leave the country. These visas are issued to qualified employees who have at least bachelor status and 12 years of experience.

Recall that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) saidthat from April 3 this year will temporarily suspend the premium processing of applications for H-1B visa. In addition, applicants will not be able to submit an I-907 Form, an application for premium processing of the I-129 form, a petition to a non-immigration worker, who require an H-1B visa. USCIC will inform the public before resuming application processing for H-1B.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) since 3 April 2017 will begin accepting applications for the H-1B visa for the 2018 fiscal year. All visa applications submitted before 3 April will not be considered.

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