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Over 60,000 Indians to be Jobless in US Soon, 80 Per cent of Them Women
Influential lawmakers and representative of the American IT industry, including Facebook, have opposed the Trump administration's plan to withdraw work permits to H-4 visa holders, who are spouses of H-1B visa holders.
With Donald Trump administration increasingly looking inward in with its America First policy outlook, over 60,000 Indians may soon be rendered jobless in the US. This follows from a letter from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services deciding to terminate work permits granted to H-4 visa holders. The H-4 visa is granted to the spouses of professionals working in the US on H-1B visa.
The H-4 visa allows the person to work in the US. The permission was granted to the holders during Barack Obama regime which Donald Trump administration has decided to scrap. About 80 per cent of H-4 visa holders are women. Immigration service chief Francis Cissna yesterday informed the lawmakers about the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw work permit under H-4 visa rule.