The USA's tech pool consists of a large number of immigrants. In that case, Donald Trump's immigration order is going to affect the tech industry. Trump initially described a broad immigration ban in a tweet on Monday. But on Tuesday during a press conference, he said that the government will exempt temporary work visas from the order. This may include H1B Visa holders and F1 Visa holders.
The government has announced a 60-days ban on immigrants who are seeking permanent residency in the country. But, most of the green card holders are already working in the US. Also, there is a provision to extend their work Visas, so this proclamation will mostly affect the parents, children and siblings of the residents.
The order might not immediately affect the foreign-born tech workers who hold H1B Visa. However, there is uncertainty. The order could impact the international talent pool long-term. It may also affect the hiring processes of these tech-giants. In another tweet, he added
What did Tech CxOs have to say on this?
1. Bradford Lee Smith
Brad Smith is an American attorney and technology executive currently serving as President of Microsoft, concurrently serving as the Chief Legal Officer. He tweeted:
2. Luis Von Ahn
Luis Von Ahn is the Co-founder and CEO of the language teaching app Duolingo. He tweeted:
3. Linda Moore
Linda Moore is the CEO of TechNet- the voice of the innovation economy. She. in the press release, raised her concerns over the immigration status orders.
4. Kim-Mai Cutler
Kim is a partner at Initialized, a tech funding company. She tweeted:
5. John Neuffer
John Neuffer is the CEO of Semi-Conductor Industry Association of the USA. The Association tweeted his response in regards to the immigration order.
6. Jason Oxman
Jason Oxman is the president of tech trade group ITI. He said that tech workers will be vital to the U.S. economic recovery and must remain part of the workforce. Further, he also added, “We urge President Trump not to endanger the country’s economic recovery by closing its economy to the rest of the world.”
7. Doug Rand
Doug Rand in an interview told 360, "Reasonable minds can disagree about whether to temporarily pause nonessential travel during a pandemic. But there's no excuse for using the pandemic as a pretext to separate families and cut off future access to who gets to be an American citizen." Rand is the Co-Founder of Boundless Immigration, a Seattle-based tech startup that empowers families to navigate the immigration systems. He is also a Sr. Fellow at Federation of American Scientists, and he has been Former Assistant Director for Entrepreneurship, Obama Office of Science & Tech Policy.
He has noted a series of tweets that talk against the immigration policy.
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Seven comments from Tech World CxOs that will make you ponder over Trump's immigration suspension order
Donald Trump's immigration order is going to affect the tech industry. Trump initially described a broad immigration ban in a tweet on Monday.
The USA's tech pool consists of a large number of immigrants. In that case, Donald Trump's immigration order is going to affect the tech industry. Trump initially described a broad immigration ban in a tweet on Monday. But on Tuesday during a press conference, he said that the government will exempt temporary work visas from the order. This may include H1B Visa holders and F1 Visa holders.
The government has announced a 60-days ban on immigrants who are seeking permanent residency in the country. But, most of the green card holders are already working in the US. Also, there is a provision to extend their work Visas, so this proclamation will mostly affect the parents, children and siblings of the residents.
The order might not immediately affect the foreign-born tech workers who hold H1B Visa. However, there is uncertainty. The order could impact the international talent pool long-term. It may also affect the hiring processes of these tech-giants. In another tweet, he added
What did Tech CxOs have to say on this?
1. Bradford Lee Smith
Brad Smith is an American attorney and technology executive currently serving as President of Microsoft, concurrently serving as the Chief Legal Officer. He tweeted:
2. Luis Von Ahn
Luis Von Ahn is the Co-founder and CEO of the language teaching app Duolingo. He tweeted:
3. Linda Moore
Linda Moore is the CEO of TechNet- the voice of the innovation economy. She. in the press release, raised her concerns over the immigration status orders.
4. Kim-Mai Cutler
Kim is a partner at Initialized, a tech funding company. She tweeted:
5. John Neuffer
John Neuffer is the CEO of Semi-Conductor Industry Association of the USA. The Association tweeted his response in regards to the immigration order.
6. Jason Oxman
Jason Oxman is the president of tech trade group ITI. He said that tech workers will be vital to the U.S. economic recovery and must remain part of the workforce. Further, he also added, “We urge President Trump not to endanger the country’s economic recovery by closing its economy to the rest of the world.”
7. Doug Rand
Doug Rand in an interview told 360, "Reasonable minds can disagree about whether to temporarily pause nonessential travel during a pandemic. But there's no excuse for using the pandemic as a pretext to separate families and cut off future access to who gets to be an American citizen." Rand is the Co-Founder of Boundless Immigration, a Seattle-based tech startup that empowers families to navigate the immigration systems. He is also a Sr. Fellow at Federation of American Scientists, and he has been Former Assistant Director for Entrepreneurship, Obama Office of Science & Tech Policy.
He has noted a series of tweets that talk against the immigration policy.