It is trying to encourage American workers by tightening up on foreign workers. This project has been implemented in line with Trump's ”America First” policy. The United States has increased the fee for H-WanB visa to 100,000 dollars.
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The US government has launched Project Firewall since Friday. The Ministry of Labor has launched such a campaign to stop the misuse of the H-Wanbee visa program. On the same day that the ministry launched Project Firewall, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to raise the fee for H-WanB visas by $100,000.
Through Project Firewall, companies that recruit manpower, especially in the technology sector, are going to be strictly monitored. Trying to encourage American workers by cracking down on foreign workers. Trump's "America First" This project has been implemented in accordance with the policy .
In the US, it has been introduced as a safeguard against job displacement . However, experts have pointed out that increasing the visa fee, strict monitoring and action will discourage foreign workers and it will make the US consumer more expensive. It is said that Indians will be especially affected due to Project Firewall . About three-fourths of those who take such visas are Indians. Secondly, the Chinese used to take such visas a lot .
Its main goal is to ensure that US citizens are given preference in high-skill positions and not dominated by foreign workers on visas . Under this initiative, companies abusing H-1B visas will be strictly investigated . If a company is found to be violating the rules, fines and other strict action may be taken .
For large Silicon Valley companies and IT service provider firms, this is expected to lead to higher costs and delays in important projects that rely on specialized engineers and programmers . Because American universities have not yet produced the required number of skilled manpower, it has been analyzed that such a harsh decision could deepen the skilled manpower shortage . Experts also warn that such a decision could affect the innovation and competitiveness of America in AI, semiconductor and cutting-edge technology development that is competing globally.
In the name of this campaign, it is considered meaningful to keep the term "firewall" related to information technology . In the field of information technology, "firewall" is a security system that protects the computer network from harmful threats such as hackers, viruses, and unwanted traffic. The US government has expressed its intention to protect its job market and especially the information technology sector from the possible 'risk' of foreign workers .
Indians are saying that their contribution to America's information technology sector is important, and the Modi government needs to clarify this to the American leadership. India's leading IT companies have expressed concern over this move. According to them, this policy will hinder the entry of Indian technical workers into the US.
Some experts say that this kind of tightening will allow Indian companies to expand their business beyond the US to Europe and other countries, and that will increase global opportunities . Experts have criticized Modi's comment that it will stop the brain drain in India.
