Posted on 04/29/2020 11:15:40 AM PDT by NobleFree
[…] As many as 250,000 guest workers seeking a green card in the U.S. — about 200,000 of them on H-1B visas — could lose their legal status by the end of June, said Jeremy Neufeld, an immigration policy analyst with the Washington, D.C., think tank Niskanen Center. Thousands more who are not seeking resident status may also be forced to return home, he said.
[…] H-1B visas, for instance, are tied to a specific location and employer that commits to paying the recipient a minimum salary. Furloughing recipients, reducing their wages and in some cases allowing them to work from home violates visa requirements. H-1B workers who are terminated have 60-days to find another job, transfer to a different visa or leave the country.
[…] In a letter sent to the State and Homeland Security departments April 17, TechNet — a lobbying group whose members include Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft — joined a coalition of trade groups calling for relief for foreign-born workers. The letter requested a delay in work authorization expiration dates
[…] The Trump administration has not responded to the letter. A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesperson declined to say whether the agency would extend visa deadlines but said it may provide special support for people affected by circumstances beyond their control when requested.
[…] The companies facing the hardest decisions, though, are those reducing staff in response to the pandemic. Some are choosing to furlough U.S.-born workers and fire foreign employees whose visas require them to be paid. Others are choosing to keep H-1B workers on staff to maintain their legal status, while firing U.S. workers.
There’s risk in either approach because employers who treat workers differently based on their immigration status expose themselves to potential discrimination lawsuits […]
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Don’t let the Airplane door hit them in the buttocks on their way out of the country.
Good. Put them on a plane back to India. American jobs for Americans.
ya gone and done it..now haz a sad
Well, bye!
While pre-virus unemployment numbers were very good, the participation rate was still low.
Until that number comes back up, we should be reducing or suspending H1B, H2B, and whatever other work visa programs we have. We need to hire Americans.
Best news I’ve had all day
Well, it’s a good start.
Hire American.
Kick them out and lets go back to pre-1965 levels. 300,000 a year.
200,000 is a start.
Ship all their butts back. Tell’em the gravy train is derailed for good.
Gee, that’s a real shame.
They’ll still be able to vote in our elections.
How about zero?
GOOD! GET THE FU*K OUT... go back to Pakistan/India/china and don’t come back.
What an.....unusual name.
G
T
F
OUT.
Hire ONLY Americans, period.
That would be even better.
When in doubt, ship ‘em out!
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