US President Donald Trump said that he likes the debate on both sides of the H-1B visa, but he wants to bring ‘very capable people’ to the country. It is believed that Trump’s policies on H-1B visa will have a huge impact on countries like India.
Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he likes the debate on both sides of the H-1B foreign worker visa. Trump also said in his statement that he wants to bring ‘very capable people’ to the country. Trump said during a joint press conference at the White House, ‘I like the debate on both sides, but I also want very capable people to come to our country. Even if the job of such people is to train and help other people who do not have the same qualifications as them.’
‘I don’t want to stop H1B visa’
Trump further said, ‘But I don’t want us to stop it. And I’m not just talking about engineers, I’m talking about people of every level.’ The President was reacting to the debate on H-1B visa among his supporters. His close aide and Tesla owner Elon Musk supports H-1B visa, because it brings qualified technical professionals to America. At the same time, many supporters of Trump oppose it, and they say that it takes away jobs from American citizens.
‘We have to bring quality people to the country’
Trump said, ‘We want capable people to come to our country. And H-1B, I know this program very well. I use it myself. You need the best people. Larry (Ellison), he needs engineers, Massa (Som) also needs engineers. They need engineers the most today. So, we have to bring quality people to the country. Now when we do this, our business will expand and it will help everyone. That’s why I like the debate on both sides.’
What could be the impact on India?
Looking at Trump’s statement, it seems that he is not going to make any cuts in the H1B visa, it is definitely possible that the eligibility criteria may become a little tougher. In such a situation, there is little hope of India being harmed because Indian professionals are considered the best in the world in many fields. However, it will be interesting to see how Trump’s plan regarding H1B visa comes to the ground. Musk’s support for H1B visa can have a big impact on the US government’s decision regarding this.
