US Chambers To Doubled Up H-1B Quota
- ByStartupStory | June 22, 2021
The US Chambers of Commerce has launched a massive campaign to address the issue of shortage of skilled and professional workforce in America which includes urging the Biden administration and Congress to double the number of H-1B visas and eliminating the per-country quota of Green Card.
H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require technical or theoretical expertise. Technology companies hire tens of thousands of employees every year from countries like India and China. The demand for the H-1B quota is at 65,000 and another 20,000 who have studied from the US are part of the America Works campaign launched by the US Chambers of Commerce.
Through the America Works Agenda, the US chambers are doubling the employment-based visas, doubling the quota on H-1B visas and H-2B visas, and implementing new regulations to the legal immigration system to assist employers to meet the demand for high-demand jobs in labor-strapped sectors. The employment-based visas will be doubled up from 1,40,000/year to 2,80,000/year.
The US Chamber is also looking to expand access to H-2A agricultural workers visas for non-seasonal agricultural businesses such as, diaries and livestock producers which would ensure that the program meets the future needs of American Agriculture.
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