The Trump administration’s plan to overhaul the H-1B visa lottery system with one that favours higher-paid applicants may not be as detrimental to Indian IT outsourcing firms as initially feared.
Early analysis suggests that these companies could adapt their staffing models and, in some cases, even benefit. This is because the new weighted selection system would not only consider high salaries, but also skills, seniority, and location for H-1B visa allocation.
An analysis by Washington-based think group Institute for Progress (IFP) showed that an…
