Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican running for president of the United States in 2024. Has ruffled feathers by declaring that, if elected, he will “gut” the H-1B visa program. He has pledged to implement a merit-based admissions system to replace the current one.
“A real meritocratic admission process needs to take the place of the lottery method. It amounts to an indentured servitude that exclusively benefits the employer who sponsored the H-1B foreigner. Vivek Ramaswamy declared in a statement obtained by Politico, “I’ll gut it.
“The people who come as family members are not the meritocratic immigrants who make skills-based contributions to this country,” the speaker added.
What does the H-1B visa program include and why is it important to Indians?
Companies in the US are able to employ non-immigrant foreign nationals as workers in specialized vocations thanks to the H-1B visa program. A speciality employment is one that necessitates the application of a body of highly specialized knowledge. The acquisition of at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, according to the official website of the US Department of Labor.
The H-1B visa program benefits both businesses and employees since it allows the former to attract brilliant people. Who may not be accessible locally and allows the latter to work lawfully in the US. Additionally, according to the rules on the US Department of Labor’s official website. Employers are required to pay H-1B nonimmigrant workers wages that are “at least equal to the actual wage paid by the employer to other workers with similar experience and qualifications for the job in question, or the prevailing wage for the occupation in the area of intended employment, whichever is greater.”
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