US policymakers fail to understand visa benefits |
The Indian IT industry must educate U.S. policymakers on the mutual benefits of strong India–U.S. trade, according to Nasscom.In a statement issued after a visit by a delegation to the U.S., the Indian software industry body said the authorities there did not quite understand the advantages and the actual working of the visa programmes. It is clear that our sector has more work to do in educating the U.S. policymakers on the mutual benefits of strong India-U.S. trade in IT services. In some cases, those benefits and the actual workings of the visa programmes are not well understood, said R. Chandrashekhar, president, Nasscom. Nasscom`s statement comes even as the the U.S. Government is trying to overhaul H-1B visa regime. A delegation led by Nasscom chairman C. P. Gurnani and Mr.Chandrasekhar had visited Washington, D.C. to meet key policymakers in the Congress and the Trump Administration. In fact, Nasscom said, by helping thousands of the U.S. businesses improve their operations, create new products and services and gain market share, India-based IT companies doing business in the U.S. were protecting and creating jobs for Americans. Nasscom also said additional restrictions on H-1B or L-1 visa systems would hurt thousands of the U.S. businesses by hindering access to much-needed talent.
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