Tech companies ask US to ease immigration policy for children of visa holders

Pune: A group of leading technology companies has urged the United States government to introduce robust policies that would allow children of high-skilled immigrants to stay on legally in the country upon turning 21.

Seventeen American technology companies including Google, Amazon, Salesforce and IBM have written to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seeking the change, as estimates suggest that about 200,000 children are at the risk of ageing out of their parents’ work permit if their residency applications are not processed on time.