A prominent Indian-American, who holds a key position in the White House, has refuted the notion that US President Donald Trump is anti-immigrant. \u201cFirst of all, I don\u2019t think that the rhetoric is anti-immigrant. I think it\u2019s anti-illegal immigration,\u201d White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah said.<\/p>\n
Shah\u2019s comments come days after a key Congressional committee passed a legislation that proposes to increase the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders from USD 60,0000 to USD 90,000 and imposes a number of restrictions on the work visa that is popular among Indian IT professionals.<\/p>\n
The bill prohibits H-1B dependent employers from replacing American workers with H-1B employees, there are no longer any exceptions.<\/p>\n
It also lengthens the no-layoff policy for H-1B dependent employers and their client companies for as long an H-1B employee works at the company, which means they cannot layoff equivalent US workers.<\/p>\n
Shah said Trump was only trying to make immigration \u201cmore merit-based\u201d and \u201creform\u201d the legal system regarding it.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump has put forward a pretty serious set of proposals on immigration; not just on enforcement but also about reforming the legal system to make it more merit-based right with ideas that work for the US economy and for the American worker,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo ask for immigration to support the US economy, for asking for people who are coming here to be vetted for public safety or security threats, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a very big leap. I think it\u2019s very reasonable. The public supports that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Shah slammed the mainstream media for the \u201cunfair\u201d coverage on the issue, which \u201csometimes\u201d leaves the White House \u201cfrustrated\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a tone in the media on this issue which is not fair. The mainstream media is just not paying attention to and is not focused and not giving kind of credit where it\u2019s due,\u201d he rued, asserting that in today\u2019s modern age, the president has many ways to get his message out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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