Expressing concern over the large-scale layoffs in the tech industry, a group of lawmakers from Silicon Valley has written to the US immigration agency to ensure that the highly-skilled immigrants on H-1B visas, the most sought-after by Indian IT professionals, can remain in the country even after losing their jobs. 成千上万的高技能的外籍员工,包括印第安人,在美国,失去工作由于一系列最近的裁员在像Google这样的企业,微软和亚马逊。据美国媒体报道,近200000名工人遭到解雇去年11月以来。 表达担忧在科技行业的大规模裁员,一群议员从硅谷已致信美国移民机构,以确保高技能移民,对h - 1 b签证是最受欢迎的印度IT专业人士,可以留在这个国家即使失去工作。
Thousands of highly skilled foreign-born workers, including Indians, in the US, have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon. According to US media reports, nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November last year.
Industry insiders say that between 30 to 40% of them are Indian IT professionals, a significant number of whom are on H-1B and L1 visas.
In their letter Ur Mendoza Jaddou, the director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services<\/a> (USCIS), the lawmakers noted that this group of immigrants possess skills that are highly valuable in today's knowledge-based economy and \"forcing them to leave the US is harmful to our nation's long-term economic competitiveness.\"
The letter has been sent by Congressmen Zoe Lofgren, Ro Khanna, Jimmy Panetta and Kevin Mullin. Lofgren has been a former Chair of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
\"This issue is of great importance to our constituents because layoffs in the tech sector have accelerated in recent months. The number of tech jobs lost since the beginning of 2023 has already surpassed the total number of layoffs in 2022,\" the letter said.
It also requests that the USCIS release data detailing the impact of the layoffs on affected immigrants; inquire about whether the USCIS has issued guidance to adjudicators in response to the layoffs; and extend the 60-day grace period for laid-off H-1B holders to secure a new job before losing their legal status.
The H-1B visa<\/a> is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
The lawmakers asked the USCIS director to provide details of approximately how many H-1B visa holders have successfully maintained legal status after losing their jobs and how many have departed the country or accrued unlawful presence.
\"We ask that you share any relevant data with us so we can better understand the impact of the layoffs,\" according to the letter.
\"What are the approval and denial rates, broken down by visa category, for newly unemployed H-1B holders who have applied for the nonimmigrant visas listed in the December 19th USCIS fact<\/a> sheet? Considering unemployed H-1B holders only have a limited 60-day window to secure a new visa, we request that you release this data publicly so these individuals can make informed decisions about which visas to apply for,\" it said.
The lawmakers asked approximately how long it takes for the USCIS to process visa applications submitted by newly unemployed H-1B holders.
\"While individuals are legally allowed to remain in the US as their visa applications are pending, we're concerned about the potential consequences of processing times that exceed the 60-day grace period,\" the lawmakers said in their letter.
In such cases, immigrants will be required to depart the country immediately if their visa applications are denied, they said.
\"This situation not only causes significant distress for the affected individuals but could also result in them accruing unlawful presence if it takes an extended period of time to get their affairs in order before departing the country. This could be held against them if they apply for a visa in the future,\" the lawmakers wrote.
The Congressmen asked are newly unemployed H-1B holders penalised when applying for B-1\/B-2 visitor visas?
\"Because B-1\/B-2 visas are intended for short-term visits to the US, we are concerned that adjudicators will deny visas to laid-off H-1B holders, many of whom have lived in the US for years, on the grounds that these individuals do not have sufficient ties to their home countries to demonstrate that they intend to leave the US once their visas expire,\" they said.<\/p><\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":99449454,"title":"Senator calls for investigation after facial recognition report","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/internet\/senator-calls-for-investigation-after-facial-recognition-report\/99449454","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"internet"}],"related_content":[{"msid":"99452765","title":"H1-B visa Indian tech","entity_type":"IMAGES","seopath":"tech\/technology\/us-lawmakers-write-to-immigration-agency-on-impact-of-massive-layoffs-in-tech-sector\/h1-b-visa-indian-tech","category_name":"US lawmakers write to immigration agency on impact of massive layoffs in tech sector","synopsis":"Industry insiders say that between 30 to 40% are Indian IT professionals, a significant number of whom are on H-1B and L1 visas (Illustration: Rahul Awasthi)","thumb":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/thumb\/img-size-1984240\/99452765.cms?width=150&height=112","link":"\/image\/tech\/technology\/us-lawmakers-write-to-immigration-agency-on-impact-of-massive-layoffs-in-tech-sector\/h1-b-visa-indian-tech\/99452765"}],"msid":99453990,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"US lawmakers write to immigration agency on impact of massive layoffs in tech sector","synopsis":"Thousands of highly skilled foreign-born workers, including Indians, in the US, have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon. According to US media reports, nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November last year.","titleseo":"internet\/us-lawmakers-write-to-immigration-agency-on-impact-of-massive-layoffs-in-tech-sector","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2023-04-13 11:02:18","lastupd":"2023-04-13 11:14:01","breadcrumbTags":["tech layoffs","us lawmakers immigration agency","amazon layoffs","google layoffs","microsoft layoffs","indian it professionals us","h-1b visa","IT workers layoffs US","us citizenship and immigration services","fact","internet"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"internet\/us-lawmakers-write-to-immigration-agency-on-impact-of-massive-layoffs-in-tech-sector"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="Internet" data-category_id="17" data-date="2023-04-13" data-index="article_1">
美国国会议员写信给移民机构在科技行业大规模裁员的影响
成千上万的高技能的外籍员工,包括印第安人,在美国,失去工作由于一系列最近的裁员在像Google这样的企业,微软和亚马逊。据美国媒体报道,近200000名工人遭到解雇去年11月以来。
信你的门多萨Jaddou,主任美国公民身份和移民服务(USCIS),移民的议员指出,这组拥有的技能是非常重要的在当今知识经济和“强迫他们离开美国是有害的对我们国家的长期经济的竞争力。”
这封信已经被国会议员Zoe Lofgren发送,Ro Khanna吉米·帕内塔和凯文·穆林。前众议院小组委员会主席洛夫格伦已经在移民和国籍。
“这个问题是重视我们的选民,因为裁员在科技部门最近几个月加速。技术工作岗位的数量从2023年初的裁员总数已经超过了2022年,”信中说。
它还要求美国入籍与移民服务局发布数据详细裁员对影响移民的影响;询问是否美国入籍与移民服务局发布了指导退休审核人员应对裁员;和延长60天的宽限期下岗h - 1 b签证持有人获得一份新工作之前失去合法地位。
的h - 1 b签证是一个非移民类签证,允许美国公司雇佣外国工人在专业职业需要理论或技术专长。
科技公司依靠它雇佣成千上万的员工每年从印度和中国这样的国家。
的议员要求美国入籍与移民服务局总监提供细节大约多少h - 1 b签证持有人已经成功地维护合法地位后失去工作和多少离开国家或应计非法存在。
“我们要求你与我们分享任何相关的数据我们可以更好地理解裁员的影响,”据信。
“批准和拒绝利率,分解的签证类别,新失业的h - 1 b签证持有人申请非移民签证的美国入籍与移民服务局在12月19日上市事实表吗?考虑失业的h - 1 b签证持有人只有有限的60天的窗口获得新的签证,我们要求你发布这些数据公开这些个人可以做出明智的决定哪些签证申请,”它说。
议员问大约需要多长时间处理提交的签证申请的美国入籍与移民服务局刚刚失业的h - 1 b签证持有人。
“虽然个人在法律上被允许留在美国,成为他们的签证申请等待,我们担心的潜在后果处理时间超过60天的宽限期,”议员的信中表示。
在这种情况下,移民需要立即离开这个国家如果他们的签证申请被拒绝,他们说。
”这种情况不仅会导致巨大的压力为受影响的个人也可能导致他们积累非法存在如果需要一段时间才能得到他们的事务之前离开这个国家。这可能是举行反对他们如果他们申请签证在未来,”议员们写道。
国会议员问是刚刚失业的h - 1 b签证持有人处罚申请b - 1 / b - 2访问者签证吗?
“因为b / b - 2签证短期访问美国,目的是我们担心退休审核人员会否认失业的h - 1 b签证持有人,他们中的很多人都住在美国多年来,理由是这些人没有足够的本国关系证明他们打算离开美国签证到期后,”他们说。
Expressing concern over the large-scale layoffs in the tech industry, a group of lawmakers from Silicon Valley has written to the US immigration agency to ensure that the highly-skilled immigrants on H-1B visas, the most sought-after by Indian IT professionals, can remain in the country even after losing their jobs.
Thousands of highly skilled foreign-born workers, including Indians, in the US, have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon. According to US media reports, nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November last year.
Industry insiders say that between 30 to 40% of them are Indian IT professionals, a significant number of whom are on H-1B and L1 visas.
In their letter Ur Mendoza Jaddou, the director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services<\/a> (USCIS), the lawmakers noted that this group of immigrants possess skills that are highly valuable in today's knowledge-based economy and \"forcing them to leave the US is harmful to our nation's long-term economic competitiveness.\"
The letter has been sent by Congressmen Zoe Lofgren, Ro Khanna, Jimmy Panetta and Kevin Mullin. Lofgren has been a former Chair of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
\"This issue is of great importance to our constituents because layoffs in the tech sector have accelerated in recent months. The number of tech jobs lost since the beginning of 2023 has already surpassed the total number of layoffs in 2022,\" the letter said.
It also requests that the USCIS release data detailing the impact of the layoffs on affected immigrants; inquire about whether the USCIS has issued guidance to adjudicators in response to the layoffs; and extend the 60-day grace period for laid-off H-1B holders to secure a new job before losing their legal status.
The H-1B visa<\/a> is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
The lawmakers asked the USCIS director to provide details of approximately how many H-1B visa holders have successfully maintained legal status after losing their jobs and how many have departed the country or accrued unlawful presence.
\"We ask that you share any relevant data with us so we can better understand the impact of the layoffs,\" according to the letter.
\"What are the approval and denial rates, broken down by visa category, for newly unemployed H-1B holders who have applied for the nonimmigrant visas listed in the December 19th USCIS fact<\/a> sheet? Considering unemployed H-1B holders only have a limited 60-day window to secure a new visa, we request that you release this data publicly so these individuals can make informed decisions about which visas to apply for,\" it said.
The lawmakers asked approximately how long it takes for the USCIS to process visa applications submitted by newly unemployed H-1B holders.
\"While individuals are legally allowed to remain in the US as their visa applications are pending, we're concerned about the potential consequences of processing times that exceed the 60-day grace period,\" the lawmakers said in their letter.
In such cases, immigrants will be required to depart the country immediately if their visa applications are denied, they said.
\"This situation not only causes significant distress for the affected individuals but could also result in them accruing unlawful presence if it takes an extended period of time to get their affairs in order before departing the country. This could be held against them if they apply for a visa in the future,\" the lawmakers wrote.
The Congressmen asked are newly unemployed H-1B holders penalised when applying for B-1\/B-2 visitor visas?
\"Because B-1\/B-2 visas are intended for short-term visits to the US, we are concerned that adjudicators will deny visas to laid-off H-1B holders, many of whom have lived in the US for years, on the grounds that these individuals do not have sufficient ties to their home countries to demonstrate that they intend to leave the US once their visas expire,\" they said.<\/p><\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":99449454,"title":"Senator calls for investigation after facial recognition report","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/internet\/senator-calls-for-investigation-after-facial-recognition-report\/99449454","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"internet"}],"related_content":[{"msid":"99452765","title":"H1-B visa Indian tech","entity_type":"IMAGES","seopath":"tech\/technology\/us-lawmakers-write-to-immigration-agency-on-impact-of-massive-layoffs-in-tech-sector\/h1-b-visa-indian-tech","category_name":"US lawmakers write to immigration agency on impact of massive layoffs in tech sector","synopsis":"Industry insiders say that between 30 to 40% are Indian IT professionals, a significant number of whom are on H-1B and L1 visas (Illustration: Rahul Awasthi)","thumb":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/thumb\/img-size-1984240\/99452765.cms?width=150&height=112","link":"\/image\/tech\/technology\/us-lawmakers-write-to-immigration-agency-on-impact-of-massive-layoffs-in-tech-sector\/h1-b-visa-indian-tech\/99452765"}],"msid":99453990,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"US lawmakers write to immigration agency on impact of massive layoffs in tech sector","synopsis":"Thousands of highly skilled foreign-born workers, including Indians, in the US, have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon. According to US media reports, nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November last year.","titleseo":"internet\/us-lawmakers-write-to-immigration-agency-on-impact-of-massive-layoffs-in-tech-sector","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2023-04-13 11:02:18","lastupd":"2023-04-13 11:14:01","breadcrumbTags":["tech layoffs","us lawmakers immigration agency","amazon layoffs","google layoffs","microsoft layoffs","indian it professionals us","h-1b visa","IT workers layoffs US","us citizenship and immigration services","fact","internet"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"internet\/us-lawmakers-write-to-immigration-agency-on-impact-of-massive-layoffs-in-tech-sector"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/internet/us-lawmakers-write-to-immigration-agency-on-impact-of-massive-layoffs-in-tech-sector/99453990">
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