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NRI IMMIGRATION
President
Donald
Trump
Not Anti-Immigrant
Says Raj Shah
A prominent Indian-American official in the White House, Mr. Raj
Shah has said that President Donald Trump is not anti-immigrant.
This statement came in light of the recent legislation passed by
the Congressional panel, that imposes more restrictions on the
H-1B work visas which is the most sought after visa by Indian IT
professionals.
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White House Principal Deputy
Press Secretary, Mr. Raj Shah
expressed that “President
Trump has put forward a
pretty serious set of proposals
on immigration; not just on
enforcement but also about
reforming the legal system to
make it a more merit-based
right, with ideas that work for
the US economy and for the
American worker,”
Further he noted “First of all, I
don’t think that the rhetoric is
anti- immigrant. I think it’s anti-
illegal immigration,”.
Shah’s comments came a few
days after a key Congressional
committee passed a legislation
to propose an increase in the
minimum salary of H-1B visa
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holders from USD 60,0000 to
USD 90,000. It also imposes
number of restrictions on
this work visa that is widely
popular among Indian IT
professionals.
The bill prohibits H-1B
dependent employers from
replacing American workers
with H-1B employees and
there are no longer any
exceptions now.
“To ask for immigration to
support the US economy,
for asking for people who
are coming here to be vetted
for public safety or security
threats, I don’t think it’s a
very big leap. I think it’s
very reasonable, The public
supports that,” Shah Said.
“There’s a tone in the media on
this issue which is not fair, the
mainstream media is just not
paying attention to and is not
focused and not giving kind of
credit where it’s due,”He told,
emphasizing that in today’s
world, the president has many
ways to get his message out.
Shah concluded, “He uses it
very effectively with Twitter and
other social media. He uses
it very effectively with public
speaking and with talking when
he does a question and answer
session, we always say look
the president is his own best
messenger,”.