WASHINGTON:US President Donald Trump on Friday said he is planning changes to H-1B visas, which are issued temporarily to highly educated immigrants so they can work in specialty occupations, that would create simplicity, certainty and a possibility that workers could become US citizens."H1-B [sic] holders in United States can rest assured that changes are soon coming which will bring both simplicity and certainty to your stay, including a potential path to citizenship.
We want to encourage talented and highly skilled people to pursue career options in US," Mr Trump said in an early morning tweet.Mr Trump, a Republican, and Democrats in US Congress are at an impasse, as refuses to end longest shutdown in federal government history until he secures $5.6 billion to build a wall along country's southern border.While Mr Trump typically depicts undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers attempting to enter country through Mexico as criminals and terrorists, he frequently praises those applying for H-1Bs, who must hold a bachelor's degree or higher.Competition is tough for temporary visas.
In 2018, United States hit limit on number of H-1Bs it could issue, 65,000, by first week of April, according to Department of Homeland Security.