Will revoke H-1B visa suspension if elected, says Biden

He (Prez Trump) just ended H-1B visas the rest of this year. That will not be in my administration. — Joe Biden, Democratic Prez candidate

Washington, July 2: Democratic presidential candidate and former US vice president Joe Biden has said that he will lift the temporary suspension on H-1B visas, the most sought-after by Indian IT professionals, if he wins the November presidential elections.

On June 23, in a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, the Trump administration suspended the H-1B visas along with other types of foreign work visas until the end of 2020 to protect American workers in a crucial election year.

Mr Biden, in a digital town hall meeting on Asian American and Pacific Islander issues organised by NBC News, praised the contribution of H-1B visa holders.

“He (US President Donald Trump) just ended H-1B visas the rest of this year. That will not be in my administration,” Mr Biden, 77, said responding to a question during the town hall. He was referring to the temporary suspension of the H-1B visas and other foreign work visas by Mr Trump for the rest of the year.

“The people on the company visa have built this country,” Mr Biden said when asked what his administration will do in the first 100 days of his presidency.