BusinessUS Wants PhDs, Not Mid-Level Workers, Under H-1B, Says Lawmaker
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US Wants PhDs, Not Mid-Level Workers, Under H-1B, Says Lawmaker
Republican Senator Tom Cotton said there is need to reform H-1B system
Current system does not bring the best from across the world, he said
Senator Tom Cotton met President Donald Trump this week
Last week, the US said it is temporarily suspending the 'premium processing' of H-1B visas.
Washington: H-1B work visa and employment-based green card categories, popular among Indian-Americans, are often not consistent with their purposes as they do not bring in PhDs and computer scientists but only mid-level data management workers, a top Senator has said.
Republican Senator from Arkansas Tom Cotton, who met President Donald Trump this week, said the current system does not bring in the brightest and the best from across...