Will The H-1 B Visa Cap Be Doubled Soon?

It is known that America is a land of opportunities and we can see people from different ethnicities there. While foreign students go there for higher studies given the quality education offered there, foreign workers are allowed to work there under the H-1B Visa system.

Employers also prefer taking foreign workers under the H-1B visa system so that they can get skilled individuals as the workforce. There is a cap for the H-1B visas which are granted for the employees in a calendar year. As of now, 65,000 visas are granted a year and we might see the same getting doubled.

It is said that a bill was tabled in the United States which seeks the increase of the H-1B Visas to 130,000 from the existing 65,000. If this happens, then the visas would be doubled. This would be a golden chance for America aspirants to have better opportunities. An Indian-origin lawmaker is said to have tabled the bill.

Indian-origin Democratic lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi is the one who tabled the bill. The bill he tabled in the house not only seeks to double the Visa count issued for a year but also bats for the implementation of the STEM system in the school. The legislation is said to have been titled the HIRE Act.

Adding further, the Indian-origin lawmaker also said that the country should be in the lead to build the economy, and for that, the domestic workforce should be developed and draw the best talent from the world.

STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering and Math) is the widely used stream in the educational systems. Seeing this, Raja Krishnamoorthi tabled the house seeking the implementation of the stream in the schools across the nation by giving more funds for this.

Indians amount to a big percentage of people who move to the United States under H-1B visas. Once the recommendations are implemented then Indians would get an advantage, experts say.

"The HIRE Act focuses on reducing this gap through high-skilled immigration and funding for growing local STEM talent. We need the brightest minds from all over the world to keep our wide lead in technology and innovation," Raja Krishnamoorthi said.