H-1B hiring: Tech companies accused of bending rules with newspaper job listings

[ad_1] A report claims tech companies are bending rules to hire H-1Bs. Amid mass layoffs from major tech companies, the companies have now been accused of bending hiring rules in the local newspaper advertisements that they are mandated to advertise before hiring. While the rules say these roles are to be advertised for US-born workers, […]

H-1B cap cases denied because of digital signatures? All you need to know

[ad_1] Several cases of H-1B petition being denied were reported because of digital signatures which the agency is not accepting any more. Some immigration law offices that deal with H-1B petitions have raised an alert that they are seeing denials of benefit requests over the validity of signatures. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services intensified […]

New H-1B proposal to possibly replace lottery clears White House review: What it means, what’s next?

[ad_1] The new H-1B proposal has got cleared by a White House department. The proposal will possibly replace H-1B lottery with wage-based selection. A new H-1B proposal, drafted by the Department of Homeland Security, to possibly replace the visa lottery, was approved by a key White House office, Bloomberg reported. The proposal may get public […]

H-1B row: Trump aide Harmeet K Dhillon says US’ medical system is broken, ‘My father was a foreign medical graduate’

[ad_1] Indian-origin Trump official Harmeet K Dhillon said US’ medical system is broken. Donald Trump administration’s Assistant Attorney General, India-born Harmeet K Dhillon, waded into the ongoing H-1B row and slammed the US medical system. Citing the example of his father who was a foreign medical graduate and, Dhillon said her father was the only […]

Trump’s DOJ defends Obama-era policy to give work permits to spouses of H-1B migrants: Report

[ad_1] Trump DOJ defends policy to give work permits to the spouses of H-1B workers. Donald Trump’s Department of Justice said in a court-ordered response that the Attorney General can give work permits to migrants even though Congress explicitly bars the hiring of illegal migrants, Breitbart reported. This response came in the context of a […]

‘Happier after returning to home country’: Redditor’s post on fighting hard for H-1B, green card viral

[ad_1] A Reddit post on H-1B, green card went viral. A Reddit post on fighting hard to get an H-1B and a green card, just to realize that happiness lies in the home country, went viral as it resonated with many users who commented that priorities of individuals change as they age and many people […]

‘Foreign lobby’: Republican senator says H-1B crucial for medical field, gets trolled

[ad_1] Republican senator Greg Murphy draws flak after saying H-1B is critical for the country’s medical sector. Amid the intense anti-H-1B sentiment in the US, Republican senator Greg Murphy was trolled on X after he said H-1B visas are critical to address the physician shortage in the country. He said rural communities can’t find US […]

No H1-B visas, just leave the country after you get a degree: Steve Bannon’s explosive comment on foreign students

[ad_1] Steve Bannon said foreign students should be forced to leave US after they complete their studies. President Donald Trump’s aide and former adviser Steve Bannon made an explosive remark on foreign students in the country and the H-1B visa programs, calling for a complete purge of international students. “I don’t think you should have […]

Microsoft responds to H-1B criticism after JD Vance’s rebuke, says job eliminations not related to visa program

[ad_1] After JD Vance’s rebuke, Microsoft says its H-1B applications have nothing to do with layoffs. Microsoft has responded to the criticism that it fired American employees to hire foreign cheap labor saying that H-1B applications are no way related to the recent job eliminations and many employees on H-1Bs also lost their jobs. The […]

Republican Guv Ron DeSantis calls H-1B visa a scam, says it’s not illegal but…

[ad_1] Florida Guv Ron DeSantis called H-1B visa program a scam. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the H-1B visa program a total scam as Americans are getting laid off, making way for foreign workers. H-1B is the visa program that allows US companies to hire foreign workers. It has become a contentious issue as US […]