Trump’s call to ban Muslims would create H-1B, other turmoil

Early in his campaign, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump established himself as a champion of restrictions on the H-1B visa program. Notably he called for a provision compelling businesses to "hire American workers first" as well as raise prevailing wages to deter wage undercutting. These are not outlier positions in Congress.

But Trump's recent call for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" moves him to the extreme fringes of immigration policy. If, under some incredible circumstance, Trump's ban on Muslims entering the United States were to become law, it would have significant impact on the H-1B program.

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