米大統領令、高度専門職ビザに10万ドル申請料 ハイテク企業に打撃
[サンフランシスコ/ワシントン 19日 ロイター] - トランプ米大統領は19日、高度な技能を有する外国人技術者向け就労ビザ「H-1B」の取得について、雇用主の企業に年10万ドルの手数料を課す大統領令に署名した。インドや中国からの技術者を多く受け入れている米ハイテク業界に大きな打撃を与える可能性がある。
トランプ氏は1月の大統領就任以来、移民取り締まりを強化しており、臨時雇用見直しの一環でH-1Bビザ制度の再編は注目を集めていた。大統領令は、同制度の下、一部の雇用主が賃金を抑制することで米国人労働者に不利な影響を与えていると指摘している。
米国で働く外国人科学・技術・工学・数学(STEM)労働者の数は、2000年から19年の間に2倍以上の約250万人に達した。政府のデータによると、昨年H1-1Bビザを最も多く取得したのはインドで全体の71%を占めた。中国は11.7%で続いた。
トランプ氏はまた、100万ドルの支払いで米国の永住権を与える「ゴールドカード」を創設する大統領令にも署名した。
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