Trump softens immigration stand |
US President Donald Trump has called for adopting a merit-based immigration system that could benefit high-tech professionals from countries like India.Trump, during his first address to the Congress, noted that "nations around the world, like Canada, Australia and many others have a merit-based immigration system".He said that such a system will save countless dollars and raise workers` wages.Trump introduced the idea of a merit-based immigration system after invoking the memory and words of late president Abraham Lincon.The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows American firms to employ foreign workers in occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year.
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