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What Democratic Congress means for H-1B, Indian professionals

What Democratic Congress means for H-1B, Indian professionals

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Sources say the outcome of the U.S. mid‑term elections, which delivered a significant rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republicans and gave Democrats control of the House of Representatives, will not directly affect the India‑U.S. interim trade agreement. The same elections, described as a sweeping defeat for the Republican Party on November 3, have sparked an internal leadership battle within the party as senior figures question the political direction of the Trump administration.

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Washington, November 5 (IANS) Democrats' capture of both chambers of the US Congress hands them the committees that oversee immigration, visas and tariffs, but the $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions and the tariffs on Indian goods were imposed by President Donald Trump's executive actions, which a…

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