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US lawmakers ask Trump to reconsider decision on H4

US lawmakers ask Trump to reconsider decision on H4

Washington: A group of 15 influential lawmakers from California has urged the Trump administration to reconsider its move to revoke an Obama-era rule that gives work permits to spouses of certain categories of H-1B visas, the most soughtafter among Indian IT professionals.

The lawmakers asserted that the existing H-4 rule was a matter of both economic competitiveness and maintaining family unity.

“The H-4 rule lessened the burden on thousands of H1-B recipients and their families while they transition from nonimmigrants to lawful permanent residents by allowing their families to earn dual incomes. Many entrepreneurs used their EADs to start businesses that now employ US citizens,” they said in a letter to the homeland security secretary Kirstjen M Nielsen.

“Eliminating this benefit removes an important incentive for highly skilled immigrants to remain here to invest in and grow our economy to the benefit of all Americans,” the lawmakers said.

The letter came amidst reports that the Trump administration was planning to approach the court to inform that it has decided to rescind the Obamaera executive order.

The order has not been rescinded yet. The lawmakers said that until 2015, the spouses of many H-1B visa holders were left out, unable to contribute financially to their family or pursue their own professional goals because they did not have permission to work. (PTI)

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