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US immigration delays will stymie job creation

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: UNITED STATES
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: United States NA Australia Brazil Canada Chile China India New Zealand Russia Singapore Turkey United Kingdom

Topical: politics social immigration judicial legislation policy computers construction electronics employment foreign investment wages
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2015), "US immigration delays will stymie job creation", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB197747

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Significance

When announcing his enabling executive order in November 2014, Obama also vowed to ease the path for entrepreneurs to secure visas.

Impacts

Immigration policy is eroding the entrepreneurship advantage of Silicon Valley and other US tech hubs.
Research could shift to overseas developments or partnerships with non-US companies.
However, increased numbers of H-1B visas will depress wages in the US tech sector.

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