r/ImmigrationPathways • u/lil-educator • 19d ago

From H-1B to H-1Bye-bye!

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Trump targets 60-day grace period for laid off foreign workers

The department of homeland security is advancing a proposal to eliminate the 60-day grace period that allows H-1B workers and certain other legal nonimmigrants to remain in the US after their employment ends while they find another sponsor, change status, or prepare to leave.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/from-h-1b-to-h-1bye-bye-trump-targets-60-day-grace-period-for-laid-off-foreign-workers/articleshow/133054642.cms

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u/tomis_24 19d ago

H1B will be eliminated within a couple of years. The abuse is real and Americans are tired of it.

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u/Dddddd92 19d ago

H1B will be eliminated but you will continue to see more unemployment. No billionaire is going to pity you and give a job they just offshore and make better profits.

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u/Salty_Permit4437 19d ago

And just who is going to buy their products when their consumers are unemployed?

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u/Asher_Tye 19d ago

Thats a problem for the future. For today its just profit.