In Long-Awaited Decision, DC Circuit Court Finds American Workers Unfairly Impacted by H-4 Work Authorization
SUNITA SOHRABJI/India-West Staff Reporter
Nov 12, 2019
Members of the organization Immigration Voice are shown meeting with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who has introduced S.386, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, in the Senate. Indian American attorney Cyrus Mehta summated the court’s ruling, saying it had determined that allowing H-4 visa holders to work theoretically means that H-1B workers would stay in the U.S. – rather than leaving – and compete for American jobs. (photo via Twitter)
In a long-awaited decision, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision Nov. 8 in the Save Jobs USA case, finding that American workers were unfairly impacted by work authorization for H-4 visa holders.
Indian American attorney Cyrus Mehta summated the court’s ruling, saying it had determined that allowing H-4 visa holders to work theoretically means that H-1B workers would stay in the U.S. – rather than leaving – and compete for American jobs.
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