The United States Senate has passed the landmark comprehensive immigration reform bill that will provide a pathway to citizenship to some 11 million illegal immigrants, including over 240,000 Indians.
The single greatest empowerment to our economic growth as we continue to move towards three per cent or four per cent GDP growth will be the resources that we need to fill hi-tech jobs, advanced degrees, advanced analytics, science and research: Senator Thom Tillis.
The arrest of Nilesh Dasondi, noted community activist and Edison zoning board member, in an immigration scam involving his company, Cygate Software and Consulting, has shocked the community. Dasondi, 41, is charged with violations including visa fraud and conspiracy to commit visa fraud.They posed as software experts and were sponsored for H1-B visas by Cygate; in the event, they were running shops or doing other businesses, according to court papers.
Ex-employee Steven Heldt had sued the company for favouring South Asians and discriminating against American workforce.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on the fifth day of its deliberations that included 300 amendments to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill -- Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act -- passed it by 13-5 votes.
'It is not that the H1B visa employees are coming in to displace jobs.'
Over 15,000 NRI resumes have accumulated in the inboxes of headhunters, and the number is set to increase, say HR executives.
Reduced hiring in the US market due to the lingering impact of the global financial crisis has resulted in a spike in the number of non-resident Indian resumes received by Indian human resources (HR) companies. Over 15,000 NRI resumes have accumulated in the inboxes of headhunters, and the number is set to increase, say HR executives.
IT stocks have dropped about 3 per cent in the days since the Donald Trump administration took first steps toward visa reform and all of India's highest-profile technology tycoons have seen their net worth eroded. Saritha Rai reports.
Travel companies are expecting a heavy rush to the US following the withdrawal of curbs on fully vaccinated travellers from select countries, including India, on November 8. The move will benefit those holding long-term tourist, business, and work visas. Also, new and extra flights by Air India and American Airlines are expected to provide better travel options.
To increase local talent mix in the US like their major peer Infosys
'I am in favour of keeping these talented people here so they can go to work in Silicon Valley.'
There is deep angst and growing concern by America Inc, over India's Preferential Market Access policy and fears that as a quid pro quo, lawmakers in the US Congress may limit or even prohibit the free movement of Indian technical professionals, including quashing efforts to expand the H-1 B visa program.
In addition to mounting its own effort and putting in all its resources to convince the US lawmakers that the killer provisions of the comprehensive immigration reform bill -- that has been introduced in the Senate by the bipartisan group of eight Senators called the Gang of Eight -- the top business group representing the interest of US companies doing business in India is in the final stages of hiring a top lobbying firm for the purpose.
The demand for white-collar gig roles saw an 11 per cent uptick year-on-year in March, amid muted hiring across industries due to global headwinds and job cuts, according to a recent report. The month saw white-collar hiring in India rise 2 per cent in terms of job posting activity compared to the same period the previous year, according to the report by staffing portal foundit.in (formerly Monster APAC and ME). Sectors such as retail, telecom, and Travel and Tourism saw the biggest growth in demand on an annual basis.
Immigration has contributed immensely to America's economic success, making it a global leader in tech, and also Google the company it is today, Pichai said in a tweet.
US President Barack Obama has already backed the Bill that seeks to put curbs on the use of H-1B visa for those companies which have a higher ratio of work force under this category.
Indian tech firms like TCS, Wipro and Infosys have seen slower recruitment since the first quarter of 2008.
This will be exacerbated by the falling number of masters and PhD holders in science and engineering, restrictions on cross-border movement of IT professionals and the US H-1B visa programme.
The Durbin-Grassley Bill might have fallen through but large Indian information technology service providers are taking no more chance of being seen as job snatchers in the US.
The US is taking several measures, such as increasing the number of staffers, to further facilitate the issuance of business visas in India, a senior US government official said on Tuesday. "We have also made significant progress by issuing more H1B and L visas in 2022 than we did even in 2019 before the pandemic. "This is a significant improvement. We are in the process of raising our staff," Arun Venkataraman, US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for global markets, said.
The EAM when asked about his view of the world at present, said it would be "very grim forecast, for the next five years".
According to experts, while allegations against Indian IT firms of visa misuse are nothing new, this time the scrutiny could be much greater.
"For most Americans, the beginning of April signifies the start of spring. For others, it means Opening Day of the baseball season. But for US employers, April first marks the day that US Citizenship and Immigration Services begins accepting new H-1B visa petitions for 2009," it said. "And once again, America's companies will be left in the lurch as the sparse annual allotment of H-1B visas will be reached on the very first day," the association said.
PepsiCo chief raps Indian infrastructure, manpower skills as big growth obstacles.
Rao was in Boston to deliver the third Harish Mahindra Memorial Lecture at Harvard University.
Seeking class action status in a suit filed on August 1 in the US District Court in Wisconsin, Brenda Koehler said Infosys systematically discriminates against people of non-South Asian descent.
Coming under tremendous pressure from the anti-immigration lobby, the US government plans to restrict entry of foreign IT workers, including those from India.
If Obama makes it difficult for U.S. companies to send jobs overseas or hire using H-1B visas, India's huge IT sector could suffer
Everyday job cuts, a slump in university admissions and a dwindling demand for H1B visas might project a gloomy US scenario to an average student in India but there is light at the end of the tunnel for those who think ahead.
Bank of America has become the first US bank to withdraw job offers made to MBA students graduating from US business schools this summer, citing conditions laid out in its bail-out deal as the reason.
Of the approximately 11,000 employees of Satyam USA, 7,000 are on H1B visas, says Mathew Daniel, a vice president of US operations with the company.
Experts said this would not only reduce Infosys' dependence on the H1B visa, which has seen increased restrictions under the current US administration. It will also help the company in building an employee pyramid for its future operations.
The president's moves will make it easier for entrepreneurs to work in the United States
Students will have more H1Bs to count on after they graduate.
In the wake of ensuing presidential elections in the United States, the Indo-US Business Alliance, a politically strong trade group, is making efforts to get the annual limit of H1B visa raised from 65,000.
They reason that hiring locals abroad -- where they have 'near-shore' (with proximity to the client) development centres -- would help them tap local markets and serve global clients better, win more deals and goodwill in those countries, besides scoring brownie points with the US in an election year (over H1-B visas).
IIM Calcutta (IIM-C) held the first phase of its final placements process between February 21 and 24, which saw a total of 207 offers being made to a total of 265 students from the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Management (PGDCM) batch of 2007-09.
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