President hopeful: End H1B visa

A leading Republican presidential candidate has called for suspending the issuance of H-1B visa for six months to investigate abuses against the most sought work visa by Indian IT professionals.

“In order to strengthen our immigration system, protect national security and better serve American workers, we must suspend the issuance of all H-1B visas for 180 days to complete a comprehensive investigation and audit of pervasive allegations of abuse of the program,” said Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz as he rolled out his immigration reform plan.

“New allegations detail appalling abuses of the H-1B visa programme — a programme meant to create American jobs and spur economic growth. I will suspend the programme for 180 days to investigate abuses,” said

Mr Cruz whose popularity ratings in the last few weeks have increased nationwide.Interestingly, Mr Cruz had backed quintupling the number of H-1B visas.

Meanwhile, a leading Republican presidential candidate has criticised Disney for its recent efforts to replace American workers by those on H-1B visa.

“Let’s not have an immigration policy that displaces Americans,” Mike Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas said.