Last Friday U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation requiring companies to pay a $100,00 fee to obtain H-1B worker visas. The fee is part of Trump’s crackdown on immigration, but is likely to rattle tech companies.
CNN reported that “India sends more skilled workers to the US than any other country. Trump’s visa hike has sparked panic.”
Experts at the George Washington University are available to discuss U.S. and India relations impacted by the fee. If you wish to speak with an expert, please contact Media Relations Specialist Shannon Mitchell at shannon [dot] mitchell
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Alyssa Ayres, Dean of the GW Elliott School of International Affairs and a professor of history and international affairs, is a foreign policy practitioner and award-winning author with senior experience in the government, nonprofit, and private sectors. From 2010 to 2013 Ayres served as deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia. During her tenure at the State Department in the Barack Obama administration, she covered all issues across a dynamic region of 1.3 billion people at the time (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) and provided policy direction for four U.S. embassies and four consulates. Her work focuses primarily on India’s role in the world and on U.S. relations with South Asia in the larger Indo-Pacific.
Deepa Ollapally, research professor of International Affairs; the Associate Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies; and the Director, Rising Powers Initiative is an expert on India-China Relations, International Relations of South Asia, Indo-Pacific Regional security; and identity and foreign policy of rising powers. Professor Ollapally has held numerous senior positions in world policy roles.
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