H-4 Visa holders could lose workauthorisation |
More than 100,000 H-4 visa holders continue to be in imminent danger of losing their hard-fought-for ability to work in the U.S., as the Trump administration considers whether it will respond by the deadline of Jan. 2 to a lawsuit which seeks to rescind their employment authorization. The administration has asked for several abeyances as it considers its position on the suit, initiated in 2016 by Save Jobs USA. In its lawsuit, the organization contends that allowing H-4 visa holders to work creates unemployment for American workers. There is, of course, no evidence that the H-4 EAD program depresses wages or employment opportunities for U.S. workers, said prominent immigration attorney Sheela Murthy in a blog post. But, the Administration has maintained that, contrary to the reams of studies that show the positive impact foreign national workers have on the U.S. economy, their presence is a threat to American workers, said the Indian American attorney. H-4 visas are allotted to the spouses of H-1B visa holders. The vast majority of H-4 visa holders are Indian women, many of whom have skills comparable to their spouses. In May 2015, former President Barack Obama authorized work permits for H-4 visa holders whose spouses were on track for permanent residency. From October 2015 to September 2016, 41,526 people received authorization to work under the program.
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