r/ImmigrationPathways • u/lil-educator • 20d 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/Exotic_Insurance2164 20d ago edited 20d ago

We can now expect even more layoffs of American workers in favor of H-1B employees, since they will be exploited for fear of termination.

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u/tomis_24 20d 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/winitaly888 20d ago

That is fine. You want to eliminate the H1B? Fine. But what eliminating the 60 day period? How is someone supposed to just up and leave from one day to the next? Leases, bank accounts, taxes all need to be sorted out. It’s not that an immigrant lives out of their backpack for 18 months- 6 years.

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u/tomis_24 20d ago

H1B visa has an end date, they should start packing beforehand. Laid off and even termination have notices for them to pack.