Headline Roundup July 23, 2020
Visa Restrictions Lead to Potential Complications for US Industries
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Retail Federation and National Association of Manufacturers filed a lawsuit in San Francisco against the Trump administration on Tuesday over federal immigration restrictions.
Driving the news: The suit comes in response to the administration's move to ban entry into the U.S. through the end of this year for foreigners on certain temporary work visas — including high-skilled H-1B visas that are relied on by big U.S. tech companies.
"Our lawsuit seeks to overturn these sweeping and unlawful immigration restrictions that are an unequivocal 'not...
When President Trump suspended the issuance of new H-1B work visas for high-skilled foreigners, he explained it as a way to bolster job prospects for unemployed Americans. But if companies can’t bring talent to the U.S., they respond by shifting resources and research abroad, according to a study released this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Britta Glennon, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, examined data on 2,263 U.S. multinational companies. When the cap on H-1B visas dropped precipitously in 2004, multinational firms that were more reliant...
As hospitals across the United States brace for a difficult six months — with the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic still raging and concerns about a second wave in the fall — some are acutely short-staffed because of an ill-timed change to immigration policy and its inconsistent implementation.
A proclamation issued by President Donald Trump on June 22, barring the entry of most immigrants on work visas, came right as hospitals were expecting a new class of medical residents. Hundreds of young doctors were unable to start their residencies...
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