Preserve EAD from H4-Visa holders says us tech world to Trump administration

Washington: Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft such allied tech group of businesses urges Trump administration on Thursday as to preserve a program of EAD in which spouse of some high-skilled immigrants to work in the US. For tech giants and their peers, the decision to end such criteria where spousal work permits could cause immense trouble for their foreign workers and their families-while promoting many talented scientists, coders and engineers to reconsider working for US companies at all. “We represent employers who are committed to growing the U.S. economy and creating jobs for American workers. However, we cannot achieve these goals unless companies can recruit and retain the most qualified employees,” wrote a slew of companies, all speaking through their Washington, D.C.-based lobbying groups, including the Information Technology Industry Council.

However other who also backup condition included the US chamber, Tech Net and Fed.us, the immigration reform advocacy campaign which is supported by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. While under President Barack Obama, the US government in 2015 began granting work authorizations to spouses of high-skilled immigrants who are in the process of seeking lawful permanent resident status. As before his administration introduced those rules, these spouses-legally here under another visa program, and mostly women- could not obtain employment.

However as after the months taking office Trump administration while suggested in court filing that it sought to reevaluate the program as part of it broader crackdown on legal immigration and appeared to formalize those plans in November. When in statement issued by Department of Homeland Security said of its policy priorities that it would soon “propose to rescind” its rules. Resulting, full spectrum of top companies as many in tech which employs high skilled immigrants whose spouses may benefit from such program have already started to speak out. As on Thursday letter, ITI, the US Chamber and other organizations stressed that spouses are “eager to work in order to support their families, contribute to their communities by paying taxes, and utilize their skills to help the US economy grow”.

With the process the companies trade group said the work authorization have ‘limited unnecessary disruptions to businesses by ameliorating economic and personal hardships before it was faced by many H-1B employees and their families’. Which over all seeing per-country limits on immigration for like current a long backlog in applications for green cards, signaling to end program might force talented foreigners to reconsider their plan to come to the US in first place. “Employers would also face an increased risk that their valued, long-term employees will choose to leave their companies for other employment opportunities in countries that allow these workers and their families to raise their standard of living,” the business groups continued.

This not first time that tech industry has pleaded with Trump administration to think over it approach to immigration as they have also stand up against the White house over the future of H-1Bvisas for example and a case where leading silicon Valley investors have sued the US government for delays a program meant to benefit early stage entrepreneurs.

Trumps first days in office his executive order restricting travel from Muslim majority counties drew sharp oppositions also then formal legal outburst from Amazon, Facebook and other as such, with recent tech industry has led broad array of business urging Congress to restore DACA. The program, killed by Trump, protects immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children from being deported. However to put stake on EAD will affect the quality work as many reliable position where spouse of highly skilled worker have already rooted themselves reported per Reuters.