December 14 2015 – Senator Ted Cruz is planning to introduce a bill which will actually cut the H1B visa program by 15,000. Right now the program has 65,000 regular cap and 20,000 masters cap. This program is already over-subscribed in the past few years, the cutting of the H1B visa will be a major blow especially to students who came on an F1 student visa in the hope of getting a good job on H1B visas and ultimately live the American dream. In addition, there is a move to cut all OPTs for student visas.
This proposition although not law is already having a serious effect on the South Asian community where most of the H1B visas are highly sought especially in the Tech industry. This might have some major negative impact on the Silicon Valley California shortage of skilled workers and talents. As such this political move does not seem to serve any American needs.
We hope that President Obama will actually veto such a bill and better that it will not even pass the Senate. We will keep you updated as we get more information. If you need assistance with any of your H1B case including transfers, please call us at 510 7425887
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