Louise writes:
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration unveiled changes to how the coveted visas for high-skilled foreign workers are allocated, starting this April, in an effort to boost the number awarded to people with advanced degrees from U.S. universi-ties.
The change would result in up to 5,340 more immigrants with a master’s degree or higher getting selected for the visa, accord-ing to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which published the new rules.
The shift appears to fulfill a pledge President Trump made two years ago to help Silicon Valley companies by prioritizing the most skilled applicants for the visas, known as H-1B, and reducing the number of visas secured through outsourcing firms.
The new rules are likely to be challenged in court by those outsourcing compa-nies, arguing that the administration has acted outside of its authority or sidestepped the full rule-making process, said Leon Fresco, an immigration attorney and partner at Holland & Knight LLP.
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Go on over to the WSJ at the link to read Louise’s complete article. A clear explanation of a complicated process.
PWS
02-04-19