It’s a bank shot at best.”The Labor Department rule, which takes effect upon publication, would increase wages across the board for foreign workers, based on surveys of salaries in each profession. “It will also likely result in higher personnel costs for some employers,” according to the Labor Department rule. But Stephen Yale-Loehr, a professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School, said the rule would have the opposite effect. The Department of Homeland Security’s rule, which takes effect in 60 days, would also tighten the eligibility for visa applicants. The rule would require the foreign workers to have a degree in the “specialty occupation” they apply for, rather than any college degree.

Source: New York Times October 06, 2020 23:15 UTC