HCL Technologies, which has a big presence in the Triangle, is accused in a new report of “widespread theft” from “thousands” of employees who work at the India-based tech services firm through the federal H-1B visa program.
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Here in the Research Triangle, employers are struggling to hire the skilled workers needed to fuel our innovation economy. Increasingly, immigrants are needed to plug the skills gap. In the Raleigh area almost a quarter of immigrants hold a graduate degree, compared to less than a sixth of the native-born population. Our companies need access to this talent base.
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Politicians looking to spark economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic should consider immigration reform, says the trade group for venture capitalists.
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Now that the election is over, President Elect Joe Biden has a chance to deliver on what President Trump had promised four years ago: more American Jobs, through an immigration policy that values global talent to meet the workforce needs of our state and nation.
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Pro-business groups and universities argue that an executive order regarding H-1B visas, which was signed by the president in June and will last until the end of the year, is making it harder for these kinds of companies to recruit the talent necessary to drive progress.
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The fact that North Carolina’s 21,954 international students can now continue their studies is a boon for all of us: those foreign-born students inject $722.3 million a year into our state’s economy, supporting over 9,000 jobs and fueling the economic revival we so urgently need, writes Steve Rao.
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President Trump’s recent Executive Order expansion of his immigration ban for H1 B highly skilled immigrants hinders our global competitveness as a nation, and does have an impact on a number of industries in NC, including the tech, manufacturing, seafood and hospitality industries. Here’s what’s happening.
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President Trump’s latest proclamation Monday outlines a number of new restrictions on visas for temporary foreign workers, including many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations.
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In headlines that affect companies in the Triangle or issues that impact them, here is news about H-1B Visa, Facebook workers under stress, Cisco-IBM cloud deal, GSK’s concessions for deal, and VCs visit DC.
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