Donald Trump keen on H-1B, vows to 'protect' jobs for Americans
Donald Trump has alleged that companies are importing low-wage workers on the work visas and pledged to protect jobs for Americans. His intention was to inject H-1B and outsourcing as an election campaign issue again.
“Many mothers across this country are worried their kids won't find jobs, and they are right to be worried. One of the biggest threats is outsourcing - jobs for college-educated kids are being sent to other countries. At the same time, companies are importing low-wage workers on H-1B visas to take jobs from young college-trained Americans. We will protect these jobs for Americans,” he said.
H-1B work visas are the most sought after for IT professionals, particularly for Indians. Trump is mainly aiming at prioritizing the jobs, wages and security of the Americans and establish new immigration controls to boost wages and to ensure that open jobs are offered to American workers first.
Curbing uncontrolled foreign worker admissions, Trump is planning to protect the economic well-being of the lawful immigrants already living here and select immigrants based on their likelihood of success in the US and their ability to be financially self-sufficient.
He further said that, his administration will “have to make sure that those who have graduated college and those who are soon to graduate can find a good job to start a good career when they do”. Trump said his economic plan - including tax, trade regulatory, and energy reforms - will create 25 million new jobs and allow the private sector to grow at 4% per year.
“This includes reforms to protect and expand the sharing economy -- startups like Uber -- that have managed to provide great services to consumers, and create lots of jobs in the process. Finally, and most importantly, the foundation for a new prosperity will be a re-dedication to the constitutional rule of law,” Trump added.
