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'US Immigration Bill can lead to $30 Billion/Year Loss to India '
Press Trust of India | Updated On: August 15, 2014 11:22 (IST)
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IIM-B, Weekend Exec. MBA – Post Grad Programme in Enterprise Mgt. Applications Open. Apply now! www.iimb.ernet.in/pgpem New Delhi: The Indian economy could lose $30 billion annually, with the IT industry being the hardest hit if the Immigration Bill under consideration in the US Congress becomes a law, Indian American Advisory Council of House Republican Conference of
US Parliament has said.
The IAAC, which advises US House of Representatives on India related issues, stated the 'US Immigration Bill S744 ' calls for significantly cutting down on outsourcing of work for certain visa holders that is mostly used by Indian firms and professionals.
"If the bill becomes a law, then India 's GDP gets reduced by about $30 billion a year.
On top of that, employment situation will be badly hit. Direct impact will be 10 million
Indian IT Professionals will no longer have any work and 500,000 in the US," IAAC
Chairman Shalabh Kumar told PTI.
He said most of the Indian IT professionals are either working on H1B or L1 visas.
H1B Visa allows US companies to employ foreign professionals and L1 allows employee of an international company to temporarily transfer an employee to a parent branch or subsidiary of the same company in the United States.
The bill bans outplacement of H1 or L1 visa holders if they form more than 15 per cent of a firm 's US workforce.
It also limits the proportion of H1B and L1 visa workers relative to a firm 's total US employees to 50 per cent by financial year 2017 ,starting October 2016.
"About 98 per cent bill is focussed on providing relief to 20 million Hispanic Americans.
Democrats want them to give citizenship that will give them huge vote bank. If
Democrats get that part of the bill passed, they will gain at least 10 senate seats and take control of the
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'US Immigration Bill can lead to $30 Billion/Year Loss to India '
Press Trust of India | Updated On: August 15, 2014 11:22 (IST)
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IIM-B, Weekend Exec. MBA – Post Grad Programme in Enterprise Mgt. Applications Open. Apply now! www.iimb.ernet.in/pgpem New Delhi: The Indian economy could lose $30 billion annually, with the IT industry being the hardest hit if the Immigration Bill under consideration in the US Congress becomes a law, Indian American Advisory Council of House Republican Conference of
US Parliament has said.
The IAAC, which advises US House of Representatives on India related issues, stated the 'US Immigration Bill S744 ' calls for significantly cutting down on outsourcing of work for certain visa holders that is mostly used by Indian firms and professionals.
"If the bill becomes a law, then India 's GDP gets reduced by about $30 billion a year.
On top of that, employment situation will be badly hit. Direct impact will be 10 million
Indian IT Professionals will no longer have any work and 500,000 in the US," IAAC
Chairman Shalabh Kumar told PTI.
He said most of the Indian IT professionals are either working on H1B or L1 visas.
H1B Visa allows US companies to employ foreign professionals and L1 allows employee of an international company to temporarily transfer an employee to a parent branch or subsidiary of the same company in the United States.
The bill bans outplacement of H1 or L1 visa holders if they form more than 15 per cent of a firm 's US workforce.
It also limits the proportion of H1B and L1 visa workers relative to a firm 's total US employees to 50 per cent by financial year 2017 ,starting October 2016.
"About 98 per cent bill is focussed on providing relief to 20 million Hispanic Americans.
Democrats want them to give citizenship that will give them huge vote bank. If
Democrats get that part of the bill passed, they will gain at least 10 senate seats and take control of the
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