Trump's order to block entry of people, including highly qualified professionals, from seven Muslim-majority nations made a big impact. His executive order regarding H1B visa already strangulated the H1B visa holders.Now the H1B workers who are jobless are left with a 60 day grace period to clear out of the country.Trump won the presidency promising the protection of US jobs and against moving work offshore.He has warned big giants, such as Ford and Carrier, to cancel factory plans in Mexico and shift back home. He entered an agreement with the computer giant Apple and Foxconn, and online retailer Amazon, to generate as much as 150,000 American jobs.
Thousands are in a protest against Trump’s move to block people from Muslim nations, despite their having the needed permits in hand. .Trump’s action comes soon after two senators of the US legislature proposed a new law for H1B visa holders there. Indian IT is in a keen watch for Trump’s directions on H1-B visa norms.A large chunk of Indian software engineers on site work in America are on H1B and L1 visas.
“It is unclear at this point. However, if the proposals for changes in the H1-B visa norms gets into practice, the industry will surely have an impact,” said S Gopalakrishnan, a co-founder and former chairman of Infosys before this order was into practice. “So far, it appears Trump is following through on his poll promises. The IT industry is definitely a little bit less optimistic. Indian companies will have to hire more native US and it is definitely going to be difficult if it continues,” said Dinesh Goel of ISG, an IT research firm.
