Expert: H-1B visa restrictions harm US economy By LIA ZHU in San Francisco | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-07-19 09:37 FILE PHOTO: The People s Republic of China flag and the US flag fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in Washington. [Photo/Agencies]
The Trump-era hostility toward the H-1B visa program that allows US companies to hire foreign high-skilled workers is xenophobic and undermining the country s innovation economy, said a Silicon Valley expert.
The Trump administration took a series of measures to crack down on the H-1B program, though technology industry leaders said they rely on the program to recruit for positions that do not have a deep applicant pool among US citizens.