America has massively benefited from India’s huge expertise pool by means of H-1B program, Rahul Gandhi mentioned (File)
New Delhi:
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded that the suspension of H-1B visa by the United States be revoked as it could affect hundreds of thousands of Indians and US companies.
“America has benefited enormously by embracing India’s vast talent pool through its H-1B program. Its suspension will impact millions of Indians and US firms. It should be revoked,” he mentioned on Twitter.
US President Donald Trump on June 23 issued a proclamation to droop issuing of H-1B visa, which is well-liked amongst Indian IT professionals, together with different overseas work visas for the remainder of the yr, to guard American employees in an important election yr.
The proclamation that got here into impact on June 24, is predicted to affect a lot of Indian IT professionals and several other American and Indian firms who had been issued H-1B visas by the US authorities for the fiscal yr 2021 starting October 1.
Democratic presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden has mentioned that he’ll carry the momentary suspension on H-1B visas if he wins the November presidential elections.
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