Trump’s move to reshape the H-1B program will force IT firms with clients such as Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Walmart, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet’s Google to pause onshore rotations, accelerate offshore delivery, and ramp up hiring of US citizens and green card holders, experts said. “This would significantly reduce access to the H-1B program for many skilled foreign nationals and could reshape employer demand.” Before the White House clarified that the order applied only to new applicants and not holders of existing visas or those seeking renewals, companies including Tata Consultancy Services, Eli Lilly, Microsoft, JPMorgan, and Amazon advised employees on H-1B visas to stay put or return to the US before Sunday, according to internal messages seen by Reuters, forcing many workers from India and China to abandon travel plans and rush back. Silicon Valley-based Constellation Research founder and chairman Ray Wang expects Trump’s move to lead to more GCCs in India, more local hiring in the US, more pressure to deliver automation and AI at the same time, less outsourcing, fewer H-1B visas and less job mobility.
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Published at: 2025-09-21 18:05:20
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