Newly sworn in U.S. citizens wave American flags during a naturalization ceremony held by U.S. … [+] Citizenship and Immigration Services at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 15, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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New research shows the spouses of H-1B visa holders represent a significant pool of untapped talent who could work in the United States with a few strokes of the regulatory pen. The U.S. government has sidelined many highly educated professionals, primarily women, who could contribute to the American economy.
In 2015, Obama administration officials made the moral and economic choice to allow the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the United States. Under a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation, if an H-1B professional husband or wife has an approved immigrant petition (I-140), a key step in obtaining an employment-based green card, a spouse…
