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US may scrap 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders
The Trump administration is advancing a proposal to revoke the 60-day grace period that currently allows H-1B visa holders and other nonimmigrant workers to remain in the US after losing their jobs.…
The Story in Brief
The Trump administration is advancing a proposal to revoke the 60-day grace period that currently allows H-1B visa holders and other nonimmigrant workers to remain in the US after losing their jobs. The proposed rule, sent for White House review on Thursday, would require these workers to leave the country immediately upon termination or face falling out of legal status.
The Department of Homeland Security created the 60-day period in 2017 to give workers time to find a new sponsor, change status, or arrange departure. Immigration restrictionist groups have pushed for its removal, arguing the H-1B program is misused. However, critics note that eliminating the grace period would add immense pressure on thousands of Indian professionals who hold these visas and have built lives, mortgages, and families in America.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that scrapping the 60-day grace period will somehow 'protect American jobs' is lazy and misleading. H-1B workers are hired because companies cannot find the specialised talent locally, and removing the cushion will not create new jobs for Americans. It will instead uproot families, disrupt businesses, and push skilled professionals to other countries. The real question is: how does making life harder for legal, highly skilled immigrants help India or America? The answer is simply that it doesn't.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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