September 27, 2018 10:48 AM

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Do not go ahead with your decision on H-4 visas: 2 US senators to Trump

In United States, two powerful Democratic women senators have urged the Trump administration not to go ahead with its decision to revoke authorisation to immigrants on H-4 visas. <br />''<br />''Senators Kamala Harris from California and Kirsten Gillibrand from New York in their letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and USCIS Director L Francis Cissna, have said that rescinding the H-4 rule will result in significant personal hardship to women. <br />''<br />''Thy said it will force them to abandon their professional careers and would "disproportionately target" South Asian women and widen gender equality gap. <br />'' <br />''The letter comes after Department of Homeland Security told a US court last week it is going to revoke employment authorisation of H-4 visa holders and a notification in this connection is to be issued in less than three months.<br />'' <br />''In 2017, 94 per cent of H-4 visa holders with work authorisation were women and 93 per cent are Indian Americans.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />

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