H1B 最低工资提升到9万# JobHunting - 待字闺中
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In a move that might come as a big blow to Indian professionals seeking job
opportunities in the United States, a US Congressional committee on
Wednesday passed a legislation that proposes an increase in the minimum
wages for H1B visa holders. The legislation seeks the minimum salary to be
increased from the existing $60,000 to $90,000. Apart from the salary, the
passed legislation also proposes several restrictions over the influx of job
-seeking youth. The bill will now move to the full House where it’s fate
will be decided.
It was the House Judiciary Committee that passed The Protect and Grow
American Jobs Act (HR 170) on Wednesday after it was introduced by Courts,
Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa.
The committee issued a statement in public post-hearing, “They must pay the
lower of $135,000, which is indexed for inflation, or the average wage for
the occupation in the area of employment, but with a floor of $90,000.”
For the legislation to come into effect, it needs to be approved by the
Senate. Once the Senate passes the bill, it will go to the White House where
it will be signed by United States President Donald Trump, who has been a
vocal champion of the bill since he assumed the presidentship. But there’s
still a long way ahead and too many roadblocks for the bill to crystallize
because of the stark difference in opinion between Democratic and Republican
lawmakers on H1B. The US Senate is currently occupied by 52 Republican
seats and 42 Democratic seats while Independents occupy only 2 seats.
The bill has been formulated to restrict the American employers from
replacing the American workers with foreign employees. The bill aims at
forcing the employers to recruit the US citizens first and limit the hiring
of foreign workers. The biggest blow will come to Indian IT professionals
who annually move to US in large numbers. The current cap of H1B intake per
year is set at 65,000.
In a move that might come as a big blow to Indian professionals seeking job
opportunities in the United States, a US Congressional committee on
Wednesday passed a legislation that proposes an increase in the minimum
wages for H1B visa holders. The legislation seeks the minimum salary to be
increased from the existing $60,000 to $90,000. Apart from the salary, the
passed legislation also proposes several restrictions over the influx of job
-seeking youth. The bill will now move to the full House where it’s fate
will be decided.
It was the House Judiciary Committee that passed The Protect and Grow
American Jobs Act (HR 170) on Wednesday after it was introduced by Courts,
Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa.
The committee issued a statement in public post-hearing, “They must pay the
lower of $135,000, which is indexed for inflation, or the average wage for
the occupation in the area of employment, but with a floor of $90,000.”
For the legislation to come into effect, it needs to be approved by the
Senate. Once the Senate passes the bill, it will go to the White House where
it will be signed by United States President Donald Trump, who has been a
vocal champion of the bill since he assumed the presidentship. But there’s
still a long way ahead and too many roadblocks for the bill to crystallize
because of the stark difference in opinion between Democratic and Republican
lawmakers on H1B. The US Senate is currently occupied by 52 Republican
seats and 42 Democratic seats while Independents occupy only 2 seats.
The bill has been formulated to restrict the American employers from
replacing the American workers with foreign employees. The bill aims at
forcing the employers to recruit the US citizens first and limit the hiring
of foreign workers. The biggest blow will come to Indian IT professionals
who annually move to US in large numbers. The current cap of H1B intake per
year is set at 65,000.
