U.S. Companies Claim Limiting Legal Immigration is Hurting Them

According to a recent New York Times article, the federal government is denying and delaying more and more work visas in an attempt to restrict the flow of foreign workers who are legally entering the U.S. As a result, hospitals, hotels, IT companies, and seasonal businesses are experiencing worker shortages like never before. Many businesses must have existing employees work more hours to get the job done, and some are being forced to curtail the services that it can offer and turn down business opportunities. Corporations fear that these difficulties in obtaining visas will cause more highly skilled foreign workers to relocate to Canada instead of the U.S., where government officials are continuing to welcome more foreign workers. Back in 2017, the Trump administration endorsed legislation that would cut legal immigration in half. Thus far, however, Republicans have not advanced that proposal in Congress. Nonetheless, the current administration is taking all steps possible…

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