President Donald Trump has always had an anti-immigrant agenda and has used any excuse to curtail immigration.
H-1B visas are important for America’s digital economy and innovation. Experts like Everest Group CEO Peter Bendor-Samuel have said that curtailing these visas would prevent American companies from having access to talented workers and would “harm U.S. competitiveness.” Economic studies have also shown that increasing the number of H-1B workers actually increases jobs for Americans. They are working in white-collar sectors, especially IT, not in retail or food service, so they would not be competing against people who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus reducing consumption.
