The move marks a win for the Trump administration’s push against hiring foreign talent.
IBM said Tuesday it was discontinuing its sponsorship of US visas and green cards in its largest division, marking a win for the Trump administration, which has sought to crack down on corporations’ hiring of foreign workers.
As part of its sweeping anti-immigration agenda, the White House has proposed changes including $100,000 filing fees for H-1B visas, which some critics have derided as a corporate tax on foreign talent.
Following Republicans’ massive midterm defeat, US President Donald Trump has struck discordant notes on his immigration enforcement — conceding to that it had occasionally been “too tough,” but later walking back the comments after an outcry from his supporters, and promoting immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as his chief of staff.
— Brendan Ruberry
In brief
IBM said Tuesday it was discontinuing its sponsorship of US visas and green cards in its largest division, marking a win for the Trump administration, which has sought to crack down on corporations’ hiring of foreign workers. As part of its sweeping anti-immigration agenda, the White House has proposed changes including $100,000 filing fees for H-1B visas, which some critics have derided as a corporate tax on foreign talent. Following Republicans’ massive midterm defeat, US President Donald Trump has struck discordant notes on his immigration enforcement — conceding to that it had occasionally been “too tough,” but later walking back the comments after an outcry from his supporters, and p…
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