The Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Orrin Hatch has said that he doesn’t expect President Donald Trump to crack down on the H1-B visa program.
While speaking to Consultant of a media technology company, Hatch had said that he had discussed the economic benefits of preserving and expanding the H1-B visa program. Trump had agreed with him and he will take a pragmatic approach to the issue, said Hatch.
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“Anything that creates jobs, anything that moves this economy forward. And I think he can put political feelings aside. And I expect him to and I’ll make sure he does,” Hatch said.
Hatch will roll out a tech-focused “Innovation Agenda for the 115th Congress,” in which he is likely to push for an increase in H-1B visas. He had made a similar effort in 2015 to raise the annual cap of H-1B visas to between 115,000 to 195,000, based on the market conditions.
“While some have expressed some reservations about the impact of high-skilled immigration on American jobs, I believe we can and will be able to make a convincing case for reform. The data is on our side,” Hatch, who met Trump some two weeks ago, said.
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He said that Trump appears to recognize the importance of the high-skilled worker program for the overall job growth and high economic productivity. He had exuded confidence that he can convince Trump with the data on H-1B visas that shows how the program is benefitable to the American workers and the US economy, the report said.
By Premji
