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What Silicon Valley Could Lose If Trump Revokes H-1B Spousal Work Visas

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Rachael Myrow
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Leena Bhai with her family on vacation in 2018 at Death Valley. Her husband Siddharth has a job at Google and an H-1B visa, but because of the years-long wait time Indian applicants face for an employment-based green card, the Bhais feel like they may have to give up on their "American dream."  (Courtesy of Leena Bhai)

A small number of people — spouses of H1B visa holders — were given the right to work under a special type of visa created under President Obama in 2015. Now President Trump wants to eliminate those spousal visas. How doing so threatens Silicon Valley’s competitive edge, Bay Area diversity, and immigrant families.

Guest: Rachael Myrow, KQED Silicon Valley reporter.

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