AP EXPLAINS: Tech companies worry about cherished tech visas
January 31, 2017 /Uncategorized

AP EXPLAINS: Tech companies worry about cherished tech visas

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, file photo, Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during a news conference on Google's collaboration with small scale local businesses in New Delhi. U.S. tech companies fear the Trump administration will target a visa program they cherish for bringing in engineers and other specialized workers from other countries. Although these visas, known as H-1B, aren't supposed to displace American workers, critics say safeguards are weak. This comes amid a temporary ban on nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., including those who are employed by Google and other tech companies but were out of the country when the surprise order was issued Friday, Jan. 27. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Next on the immigration chopping block? U.S. tech companies fear the Trump administration will target a …read more

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