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H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   sk   01/31/2017 05:51 AM  

The Bill seeks to double minimum salary of H-1B visa holders to $130,000.

WASHINGTON: In what will be a big blow to IT firms in India, a legislation was introduced in the US House of Representatives today mandating that the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders be doubled to $130,000.
If the legislation is passed, it will become very difficult for American companies to use H1-B visas to hire foreign workers, including IT professionals from India.
The BSE IT index slumped over four per cent at news of the introduction of the new legislation.
The legislation "offers a market-based solution that gives priority to those companies willing to pay the most," said Congressman Zoe Lofgren, who introduced it. "This ensures American employers have access to the talent they need, while removing incentives for companies to undercut American wages and outsource jobs," he said.
The legislation, called the High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017, prioritises market-based allocation of visas to those companies willing to pay as much as 200 per cent of a wage calculated by the survey.
The legislation also proposes eliminating the 'lowest pay' category. The raised salary level - to more than $130,000 - is more than double the current H-1B minimum wage of $60,000, which was established in 1989 and has since remained unchanged.


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Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   sk   01/31/2017 05:53 AM  

It raises the salary level at which H-1B dependent employers are exempt from attestation requirements to a new required wage level of 35 percentile points above the median national annual wage for Computer and Mathematical Occupations published by the Department of Labour Occupational Employment Statistics (roughly $132,000), which would be adjusted in the future without the need for new legislation, and eliminates the Master's Degree exemption for dependent employers.

The legislation sets aside 20 percent of the annually allocated H-1B visas for small and start-up employers (50 or fewer employers) to ensure small businesses have an opportunity to compete for high-skilled workers, while still being protected from outsourcing.

Among other things, Lofgren's legislation removes visa hurdles for students and other temporary visa holders by building a bridge from F-1 student status to Lawful Permanent Residence. It also removes paperwork burdens by streamlining H-1B filing requirements and reducing administrative costs.

The legislation tightens employee protection by stipulating that employers may not reduce beneficiary wages, regardless of whether the deduction is in accordance with a voluntary authorisation by the employee.

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Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   John   01/31/2017 06:06 AM  

Nice love this

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Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Santhosh   01/31/2017 11:24 AM  

Will it have impact for those who work in consultancy more?

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Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Pack your Bags -Very sad   01/31/2017 11:38 AM  

It will impact all H1B visa holder, very badly. Your employer can not afford you even a single month on double salary because the employer will not get paid so high by client.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Dinesh   01/31/2017 11:42 AM  

Consultants or full-time? ? Who will be affected? If fulltimer is getting 110k on hh1b .... then??

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   very sad news- Totally upset   01/31/2017 11:44 AM  

All - According to me. Across H1B visa type

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Siva   01/31/2017 11:57 AM  

Would this impact L1 visas too?

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Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   sk   01/31/2017 01:02 PM  

This bill is not passed yet and it is different from Trumps Executive orders that he may pass later.

H4 dependents will lose the right to work in that Executive order

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   sk   01/31/2017 01:03 PM  

This is separate bill and not related to L1. But expect L1 visa rule change in 3-6 months.

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Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   MG   01/31/2017 01:07 PM  

you mean h4 EAD , the rule passed last year ?

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Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   sk   01/31/2017 01:28 PM  

Yes. H4 EAD will be removed under Trumps executive order, reversing Obama law.
It may take few months as Homeland has to agree to that move.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   John   01/31/2017 01:32 PM  

Go back people pack your stuff.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   John is Pissed   01/31/2017 03:44 PM  

Yes John.. People will go back when they need to, you should not worry about that.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Dinesh   01/31/2017 04:08 PM  

U mean who ever has salary below 130k on h1b has to go bk ??

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   John   01/31/2017 04:13 PM  

Yes John is pissed off.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   H1b    01/31/2017 08:52 PM  

Every month more than 10 different bills are proposed. Not all get approved. Last time h1b bill was introduced it got rejected. Silicon Valley is major tax n fund contributor. They will not do anything foolish. Industry leaders lobby against all bills. Bill should be passed in house to become law.takes years together . Don't listen to fake news and worry. No major news channel or news paper is carrying this so called h1b news.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Anti-John   02/01/2017 08:30 AM  

Hey John....white thrash ...go back where you belong...to Europe or wherever you are from.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Anti-John   02/01/2017 10:38 AM  

We normally use the "john" for all our pissing activities, so you should do the same, if you are pissed. And may be stop smoking joint, get some education and do some work, so that you dont feel jealous, when others do work hard and do better than you.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   John   02/01/2017 04:09 PM  

Yes Anti-John you come to my country, steal our jobs and tell me to go study and work hard. How do you get the visa by visiting visa temple http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/02/18/otr-india-visa-temple.cnn
Come on then i should go to visa temple and ask to cancel all your h1B. what a bunch of losers.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Anti-John.   02/01/2017 05:03 PM  

You saying-My country is not going to change anything. The Country belongs to Native Americans, and you sound like you have the white thrash mentality...result of a leaking condom. Why dont you go back to where you came from.Get off our blogs. Do something constructive instead of wasting your time trying to find our blogs. Its your companies that reach out to us in our country and call us here, because there are brainless people like you. Your cancelling visas is not going to make any difference to us...we will still live. America is full of Drug addicts and losers like you. Its the diversity that makes it better. People like you can keep thinking - my country in your head. Anyways I am not going to respond to you, as I have better things to do, than to waste time on you.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   My 2 cents for JOHN   02/01/2017 05:17 PM  

Ha Ha Ha..Is it real.visiting temple to get Visa (news to me). Such an irony.
US companies hiring best brains from India with a meager salary, so that they can make more profit(brain drain for India).
Trump has cleverly played with the sentiments of millions of American's, by showcasing exploitation of Visa, but he underplayed the importance
of US Education system reforms which is the root cause for allowing immigrants to work for America.
As an immigrant, i always loved American's and thought that in the period of crisis
a true American will show solidarity towards immigrants
(Only 3% American's are native, rest 97% were IMMIGRANTS at some point of time, so why such a fuss)
So the divide which we can see in the society is not based on American's and Immigrants
but merely the discrimination based on the skin colour.

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Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Patel   02/01/2017 05:44 PM  

There is no need to panic. Just go back to India and make something out of yourself there.

Why are you worried about bills that the US government passes here. If it effects you then you should do something about it and move back home to your love ones.

End of story.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Trump Supporter    02/01/2017 05:47 PM  

That is so true John!

These immigrants are taking our jobs leaving American Born Citizens jobless.



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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   usa   02/01/2017 05:48 PM  

I don't see you moving to Black neighborhoods. I see Indians being very fussy where they live insisting that they have many of their own kind living there.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   John   02/01/2017 05:55 PM  

Forget about the neighborhood, see how many people you can stuff in 1 bedroom apartment may be 10. In my building two couple share two bedroom apartment. WTF can't even live like a normal human family.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Trump supporter   02/01/2017 06:02 PM  

They come here for a better quality of living and love like bunch of dogs from the slums. As far as Americans being brainless there simply using your immigrants for cheap labor that's why these companies are where they are now because bunch of idiots like your self move from India because of your desperateness and take away jobs from natural born citizens.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Desi   02/01/2017 06:50 PM  

John, why you live in an Apartment? You should not live like immigrants, buy a home...ohhh..you are dumb and work in a low paying job so cant afford a home, poor cry baby

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Siva   02/01/2017 07:06 PM  

To all my Fellow Indians, Please don't be react to the racist comments. That's not who we are. Don't loose our identity. If this country wants every immigrant to move out let's move. All the taxes that we have paid so far let the Govt spend for the poor people here. We are hired only for our efficiency in completing a job for which take 1/10th of the time any American takes. We are not cheap labors as they think. So let's stop reacting to any comments here and make use of this website only for what it was designed.


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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   all Desi   02/01/2017 07:46 PM  

Ha.. ha... there is non indian in this thread.
All are our own brothers/sisters, who might have settled here in USA for long time. just by changing names to non-desi names, our way of forming sentences cannot be hidden.

Their english and the time to waste over silly discussion shows 100% desi.

cool down. )

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Desi   02/01/2017 09:11 PM  

I agree, the way 'John' and "Trump supporter" have phrased their sentences, its a given that they are Desis.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Patel   02/02/2017 12:43 AM  

It doesn't even matter if they are Desi or not. The fact is that immigrants are trying to take over USA and now there is going to be a stop to everything. Common sense tells you that Ctdesi is designed for Indians and it is open to Indians an non Indians so stop trying to direct attention to bias point of desi or non desi. Individuals like yourself will be deported or no longer get work visa and it's not about importing smart Indians from India like someone mention in previous posts. If you guys have the audacity to make this thread because your worried about your visa status an loosing your jobs than man it up and accept reality and do what is best for your family instead of picking up and arguing with people on this thread that don't support you immigrants.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Selfish che   02/02/2017 11:31 AM  

Well well well...see who is talking. Patels came here illegally, bought their families, built their own communities, supported their own, and now they change colours, because they are settled in America. Never heard or Patels in the Army or die while fighting for India or the USA. So stop trying to give others advice, and take care of your own families

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Punjab   02/02/2017 09:30 PM  

Stop shopping from Patels owned business, these are sick creatures.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Gujarat   02/02/2017 10:56 PM  

absolutely right..patels are sick...

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives   Anti patel   02/03/2017 12:02 PM  

Dont worry patel few GCs also stopped at port of entry also few indian american citizens were also questioned and made it hard to enter at port of entry..so if such happens they first seize ur shops and hotels where u hire undocumented ,visa ezpired people u are the first ones to go back to gujrat and sell tea and samosas to IT engineers

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