Dozens of skilled immigrant teachers to be deported thanks to Trump's crackdown on H-1B visas

[IronLionZion]

https://thinkprogress.org/baltimore-skilled-immigrant-teachers-trump-crackdown-h1b-visas-6a0cba008557/



Nearly 25 Baltimore public school teachers will see their visas expire at the end of June, when they will be forced to return to the Philippines and Jamaica, where they’re from, compounding Baltimore’s already severe teacher shortage.

According to the Baltimore Sun, the teachers came to the United States in the mid-2000s on H-1B visas, which allow employers to hire skilled foreign workers in a range of fields like technology, research, and education. Baltimore City Public Schools hired the teachers to fill positions in the math, science, and special education fields. While the district applied to extend the teachers’ visas months ago, the federal government has moved slowly, Jeremy Grant-Skinner, the district’s chief human capital officer, told the Sun.

“We are at the mercy of the federal government in terms of securing the extension of their visas,” he said.

But it’s not likely the extension will come. Over the past year, the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda has spread to those on H-1B and H4 visas, which allow the spouses of those on H-1B visas to also live in the United States (although the Obama administration allowed certain H4 visa-holders to obtain employment, President Donald Trump plans to end that policy, which also affects some teachers).

In April 2017, Trump signed the “Buy American, hire American” executive order, which demanded a review of H-1B visas, resulting in an increase in the number of “requests for evidence” notices sent by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to applicants, dragging out the process.

Stealing jobs away from teachers

Make Americans Teach Again? There aren't enough teachers in many school districts, both in rural and urban areas.

[IronLionZion]

1. How can this be? Must be fake news

Everyone knows H-1Bs are Indian and work in IT.

[lunasun]

4. or even worse for deplorables- Pakastani Mooselems in IT... Must be one or the other right?

They never think of the medical workers reseaching or in hospitals or teachers or anyone doing anything else impacting thier murican lives

[DBoon]

2. Do they think unemployed appalachian coal miners will take these jobs?

nt

[kimbutgar]

6. It cost me $20,000 in student loans to get a teaching credential

While working a job and raising my son. That was in 2002. It must cost a lot more than that now. I can’t imagine those ex cole miners going back to school and getting credentials. But under Batsey DeVos they might waive the requirements and turn our country into publicly funded for profit charter schools.

[IronLionZion]

7. They'll run the schools like Trump University

profit makes everything better!

[lunasun]

3. "Buy American, hire American" Younger economic anxiety workers can look in to a teaching degree

Some of the openings are in rural areas and usually includes benies

[kimbutgar]

5. I worry about tv personalities who are here on visas who are outspoken against Twitler

John Oliver, Jim Jeffries, and Trevor Noah. If things continue on the path they are going with this administration I can see them being expelled.