Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday said that it is leading nearly 30 companies and trade organisations to oppose a lawsuit that seeks to stop thousands of spouses of foreign workers on H-1B visa from working in the United States.google
Catherine Lacavera, V-P, Legal at Google, said in a blog post that a fair immigration system is necessary to preserve America’s “laudable history” of welcoming immigrants from different parts of the world and “to fuel a virtuous cycle of innovation.”
“Unfortunately, an impending court case is putting both at risk at the most inopportune moment,” wrote Lacavera, an immigrant herself.
On May 14, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that the company feels ‘proud’ to back the immigrants in the country and protect the H-4 EAD program or Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses. The company had filed a legal brief in a lawsuit called ‘Save Jobs USA vs US Department of Homeland Security’ that reportedly argues that the H-4 visas lead to unfair competition to jobs for American citizens.
The brief filed by Google is in favour of the H-4 visa holders who are presently being permitted to work in the United States. Google fronts major big tech giants in this initiative including Apple, Twitter, Amazon and many others. In a blog post, Catherine Lacavera, vice president, Legal, at Google, ‘The case in question is an attempt to end the issuing of work authorization (H-4 EAD) for certain spouses of high-skilled talent who have come to this country on H-1B visas. In other words, it seeks to end the ability of highly-skilled immigrants’ partners from working in the United States.’