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A group of outsourcing companies that use the H-1B visa to fill U.S. jobs with foreign workers have filed a lawsuit claiming recent U.S. government restrictions on the visa program are illegal.
The legal action attacks a February policy change by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration that imposed tighter requirements on outsourcers seeking H-1B visas, which are intended for jobs requiring specialized skills and a bachelor's degree or higher.
[...] The new H-1B rules single out outsourcing firms and require that they provide evidence proving a worker will perform a specialized job, and that the job match the work specified on the visa application.
In the suit, two companies and a consortium that has been lobbying Congress over H-1B restrictions claimed Citizenship and Immigration lacked the authority to make the rule changes, and that the alleged over-reach violates the U.S. Administrative Procedures Act.
[...] The companies and group filing suit claim the new H-1B requirements will "choke out" their work by denying them H-1B visas and visa extensions.
"Without sufficient employees to meet their clients' needs, Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm to reputation and ability to compete," the suit said.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @03:13AM (4 children)
Our constitution provides our president with the authority to deny entry. It's arbitrary. He can deny any person or group of people, as he pleases.
You really want to piss him off?
(Score: 5, Funny) by krishnoid on Tuesday May 08 2018, @03:40AM (3 children)
Seriously, there's no need for this lawsuit. I'm really baffled that they would fight a policy coming from the most handsome and strong US president we've ever had. It's obvious he's so smart that he knows how H-1B's are making American great again, just like when his lovely and less smart, but still really smart, wife immigrated over. If only he would clarify his policy on this in his own words.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 08 2018, @03:54AM (2 children)
Marriage is a path to citizenship, so is the anchor baby, what's your point?
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday May 08 2018, @06:33AM
One point: the H-1B visas are cheaper than marriage and safer - no divorce suits afterwards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 05 2018, @01:12PM
Anchor babies are legends. They do not stop anyone from being deported.