On Monday night, Trump had tweeted that he would be signing an Executive Order that would temporarily suspend immigration to the US in wake of the Covid19 pandemic in a bid to protect American workers. Last week, US unemployment rose to over 22 million as companies started layoffs to deal with the economic impact of Covid19.
There were some initial concerns whether students completing their optional practical training (OPT) or people who had been selected in this year’s H-1B lottery would be impacted by this decision. Indian national accounted for over 60% of the H-1B visa applications submitted this year, according the US Citizenship and Immigration Services that administers the visa process.
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