The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas, prompting some big tech companies to warn visa holders to stay in the U.S. or quickly return.
The change could deal a big blow to the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India and China.
Since taking office in January, Trump has kicked off a wide-ranging immigration crackdown, including moves to limit some forms of legal immigration. The step to reshape the H-1B visa program represents his administration’s most high-profile effort yet to rework temporary employment visas.
And what’s the penalty for outsourcing to an Indian contracting firm instead? Or opening an office there?
Trump admin doesn’t care about jobs for American workers, they just don’t want brown people in America, so that’s probably fine with them.
There is a 50% tariff on India currently, because of their import of russian crude oil. Does it also apply to software exports of India?
if you’re asking genuinely - no - software does not have a bill of lading.