Suspending H-1B and Other Visas by Trump is a 'Gift to China, Pain to India': How? - Experts explain

The US President’s administration suspended new green cards and visas earlier this week. This move has been identified by the analysts as a “gift to China”, while countries like India are facing the brink of this decision.

Republican Tom Cottons said, “With so many Americans out of work, there’s no reason to bring in more foreign guest workers to take the few available jobs. Companies ought to hire Americans at decent wages instead of shipping competitors from overseas.”

However, many retaliated from the States. Lindsey Graham, another Republican argued,” Those who believe legal immigration, particularly work visas, are harmful to the American worker do not understand the American economy. The shuttering of these programs may not lead to employment opportunities for displaced American workers, but could instead increase the cost of consumer goods for Americans- particularly service industry related products.

While such contradictions exist within the government, the populist “American First” approach “resonates with many labor-friendly folks on the left who will welcome the restrictions because, with 21 million US working-age adults unemployed in May, there are plenty of citizens who badly need jobs,” the LA Times reported. The Wall Street Journal warned that this will help China. “Retaining out high-skilled overseas staff will hamstring US innovation, aiding China’s efforts to dominate synthetic intelligence, semiconductors and biotech. The winners shall be China’s nationwide champions together with Huawei, Baidu and Tencent,” it reported.