HIRE Act – 9xm News

Amid H-1B row, Florida governor Ron DeSantis weighs in on labor costs with 8-word response

Florida governor Ron DeSantis weighed in on the ongoing debate over the H-1B visa program, calling it “labor arbitrage” that benefits big companies and hurts domestic American workers. His comments came in response to a social media post that said many companies hire H-1B workers to save labor costs and not exceptional talent. The post […]

Kash Patel’s girlfriend Alexis Wilkins speaks up on H-1B row: ‘We do not want this’

FBI director Kash Patel’s girlfriend Alexis Wilkins, who often remains at the center of several controversies because of her relationship with Patel, has now waded into the H-1B row and made herself clear about her stand on the visa program that Indians rely on to migrate to the US. Reacting to a new bill that […]

Raja Krishnamoorthi slammed for his proposal to double H-1B visas to 130,000: ‘He’s serving India’

Indian-origin Democratic Congressman (Illinois) Raja Krishnamoorthi was criticized for reintroducing an Act that he proposed earlier to increase the number of H-1B visas available each year. The move was called ‘vicious’ and ‘tone-deaf’ on social media as the administration is dealing with a major H-1B controversy after President Donald Trump said America needs certain talents […]

HIRE Act 2025: Proposal of 25% tax on companies for hiring foreign workers; how will it impact India?

HIRE Act proposes 25% tax on companies for hiring foreign workers. Amid MAGA talks of taxing companies for hiring foreign workers or banning them from hiring Indians, senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has introduced the HIRE Act (Halting International Relocation of Employment), vowing protection of American workers from jobs getting outsourced by US companies. The Act, […]