From the very beginning phase of his presidential nomination, Donald Trump focused on limiting the number of people migrating to the United States. If the policies are implemented the way the president desires, human resources in the US tech industry would experience a decline.
Donald Trump New Immigration Policy Affects US Tech Industry
Donald Trump immigration policy, if implemented, will restrict entrance of several foreign workers, thereby affecting the manpower of the US tech companies. According to the records, most of the workers who come from overseas are associated with the tech industries of the nation. Trump has always been found standing against the H-1B visa program meant for temporary foreign workers.
The support of Donald Trump for the anti-H-1B visa program, according to CS Monitor, has been troublesome for industry experts, as they feel that the Americans are not skilled enough for the job positions available in the US tech industries. The US president has always advocated that the tech companies should prefer hiring Americans first and, in case there is a shortage of skills, only then should they look for foreign workers.
Why Trump Administration Cancelled H-1B Visa Program
Donald Trump's immigration policies have been quite strict following the casual acceptance of migrants crossing the borders while fleeing Syrian conflicts. It has been observed that the increase in the number of refugees entering a nation leads to increased terrorist activities. These including the recent Paris serial attacks and other threats imposed via propaganda terror videos.
However, the severe immigration rules proposed by Donald Trump while he was campaigning during the US presidential elections have bothered tech industry rulers. According to Fortune, a major number of H-1B workers are found in tech companies. The industry even keeps on indicating the increasing requirement of foreign workers with technical skills in America.
Donald Trump seemed to support the visa program once when he said that the nation wanted highly-skilled workers in the US tech industry. But he switched the tone against the H-1B visa program shortly, calling it a "cheap" program.