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Ask HN: What are the effects of a Trump presidency on Tech immigration? (H1-B)

• pcunite 10y ago
  It might make it more streamlined and easier to know where you are in the process. He's seems a very binary kinda of guy.
• MichaelBurge 10y ago
  It's probably helpful. Trump has mentioned speeding up the Visa process, since people were waiting years to get in. It doesn't sound like you were planning to hop the border illegally, so his campaign platform shouldn't affect you. I did find this statement in the news, so HN commenters will probably not be affected: "I'm changing. I'm changing. We need highly-skilled people in this country. If we can't do it, we will get them in. And we do need in Silicon Valley, we absolutely have to have. So we do need highly-skilled," Trump said.
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  • jensvdh 10y ago
    Interesting. This makes me feel more at ease. Definitely doing it the legal way (Am a European immigrant).
• pravula 10y ago
  Numerical limits are set by Congress. If (and that's a big if) limits are raised, he might not veto them. Other than that, nothing.
  • jensvdh 10y ago
    So you're saying not much is going to change?
    • pravula 10y ago
      Yes. He might push GC rules to skill based, rather than country based quota.
• fredophile 10y ago
  If by here you mean the US then you should be okay. People with graduate degrees from US schools get a different quota than everyone else. If Trump does follow through on his threats to leave NAFTA that would put an end to TN visas so there may be increased competition for H1Bs.