Trump visit: Nasscom to lobby for mobility of skilled software executives

During the upcoming visit of US President Donald J Trump to India, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) will take up issues relating to mobility of skilled individuals with the US administration.

According to officials of the industry body, it will seek differentiation between skilled talent mobility and usual immigration.

“When there is lack of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) talent, mobility of skilled professionals from India supports innovation in US firms. So, it shouldn’t be treated as normal immigration,” said the official.

In the recently-concluded Nasscom summit, president of the industry body Debjani Ghosh said the US administration has to realise that 90 per cent of the H-1B visa holders are going to US companies and not to Indian firms.