Indian IT suffers another 'US visa blow'

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After the Donald Trump administration's intended tightening of the work visa rules that has come as a blow to the Indian IT companies, the US government's latest announcement to delay the so-called "startup" visa could impact Indian entrepreneurs. The visa programme was approved in January by the then Barack Obama administration and was meant to allow foreign entrepreneurs who started companies in the US to live in that country — a longstanding demand of the Silicon Valley. It was supposed to come into effect on July 17.

9 things Donald Trump said about H-1B visa and outsourcing

1.The die has been cast, Donald Trump has become the 45th President of United States of America. After a long and bitterly-fought campaign, Trump engendered a shock upset by winning 276 electoral votes from 27 states, six more than the 270 needed to win the Presidency. Trump’s ascension in part has been credited to his strong views on immigration as well as his strong rhetoric on H-1B visas. However, while H-1B and outsourcing were frequent campaign issues used by him during the Republican primary season, they were more or less absent from his key election campaigns later. Though during the last leg of his campaign, he slammed IBM for sending jobs abroad. Here are nine things that Donald Trump said about H-1B visa and outsourcing during his campaign days.

2.The die has been cast, Donald Trump has become the 45th President of United States of America. After a long and bitterly-fought campaign, Trump engendered a shock upset by winning 276 electoral votes from 27 states, six more than the 270 needed to win the Presidency. Trump’s ascension in part has been credited to his strong views on immigration as well as his strong rhetoric on H-1B visas. However, while H-1B and outsourcing were frequent campaign issues used by him during the Republican primary season, they were more or less absent from his key election campaigns later. Though during the last leg of his campaign, he slammed IBM for sending jobs abroad. Here are nine things that Donald Trump said about H-1B visa and outsourcing during his campaign days.
Wants to hike minimum salary of H-1B visa holders

Trump said that if elected, he will hike the minimum wage paid to H-1B visa holders. This may reduce the job opportunity prospects for Indian IT professionals as higher-minimum wages may erode economic benefits of hiring H-1B visa holders for US companies.

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