A debate over the program for skilled foreign workers has pitted immigration hard-liners against some of President Trump’s most influential supporters in the tech industry.

BENGALURU: Ever since the announcement of the H-1B visa reform programme, foreign talent, especially Indians studying or working in the US have been concerned about uncertainties, and with US President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship,

But there’s ample evidence the H-1B helps pretty much everyone else. Workers who enter the country on visas go on to start and run billion-dollar companies. Musk says he entered the country on a visa. He now runs Tesla, which employs more than 100,000 people .

Vivek Ramaswamy has said that Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday will bring the "dawn of a new Golden Age."

Tesla founder Elon Musk is a vocal proponent of H-1B visas, and his company's use of the program jumped sharply this year.

With this in mind, I think the H-1B visa program can offer a lifeline to companies seeking highly skilled workers in industries such as finance, engineering, healthcare and technology. Addressing ...

And Trump himself has indicated he’s changed his view on the H-1B visa program designed to allow US companies to hire highly educated foreign workers with knowledge in specialized fields.

In December, Republican activists, including former White House adviser Steve Bannon, spoke out against the immigration of skilled migrants, even calling for the deportation of H-1B visa holders. While President Donald Trump and the technocratic wing of ...

Federal prosecutors claimed the two falsely stated in 85 visa applications that prospective H-1B holders would work on-site on internal projects at their San Jose computer chip business,

The updated H-1B visa rules, effective January 17, 2025, streamline the transition for F-1 visa students to H-1B status, offering cap-gap extensions to maintain lawful status and employment.

Read more. Bannon was addressing comments from billionaire Elon Musk, Trump’s corporate ally, who had come out in favor of H-1B visas. Musk tweeted that the visa was “the reason I’m in ...

Arun Prasad Jaganathan has worked in the US on an H-1B Visa for years. He says there's room for improvement in the system.