Washington, 23 September(Wishav Warta): Sushma Swaraj minister of External Affairs strongly raised the issue of H-1B visas for highly skilled professionals, facing intense scrutiny by the Trump administration, at her first bilateral meeting with her American counterpart Rex Tillerson on Friday.
Meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Swaraj also brought up with Tillerson the plight of the nearly 8,000 undocumented immigrants from India brought to the US as children who could be deported when an Obama-era regulation protecting them expires next March.
The two officials, who had spoken on phone before and met for the first time during a trilateral meeting with their Japanese counterpart earlier this week, also discussed “regional issues, with a focus on Pakistan, Afghanistan and terrorism”, external affairs ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
Swaraj “strongly raised the issue of H1B visa and children falling under DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) policy” with Tillerson, Kumar added in another tweet.
