{"id":2084361,"date":"2023-10-30T16:34:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T20:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-wont-hear-challenge-to-spousal-visa-program\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T16:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T20:38:38","slug":"supreme-court-wont-hear-challenge-to-spousal-visa-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-wont-hear-challenge-to-spousal-visa-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court rejects challenge to Spousal Visa Program."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-wont-hear-challenge-to-spousal-visa-program%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2084361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Supreme Court Upholds Obama-Era Immigration\u200c Program for H-1B Visa Holders&#8217; Spouses<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court has rejected a legal \u200cchallenge to an immigration program initiated during the Obama administration. \u200cThis program grants employment authorization \u200cto the spouses\u2063 of\u200d H-1B visa \u2063holders, allowing U.S. employers to hire foreign workers \u2063in\u200b specialized occupations.<\/p>\n<p>The H-1B visa is reserved for\u2062 jobs that \u200brequire specialized knowledge and\u2062 a bachelor&#8217;s\u200b degree or equivalent\u2062 work experience.\u2063 The\u200b U.S. Department of Labor \u2062defines these occupations as specialty occupations.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision upholds a previous ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which dismissed a lawsuit filed by \u200dSave Jobs USA Inc., a group representing American-born tech workers in California.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Tech Layoffs \u2062Send H-1B Visa Holders Scrambling \u200dfor New\u2064 Jobs<\/h3>\n<p>Published on 11\/22\/2022<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Asylum\u200d Applications Skyrocketing\u200d at Canadian Airports Since Feds Reduced Visitor Visa Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>Published on 10\/26\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Save Jobs USA Inc. sought to revoke\u200b employment authorizations for 90,000 H-4 visa holders,\u200b who \u200bare spouses \u2062and dependent children of temporary workers with H-1B visas.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, made on October 30, was an unsigned order \u2064in Save Jobs USA Inc. v. Department of Homeland Security. The court did not\u2062 provide any reasons for its decision, and no justices dissented. It is worth noting that Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not participate in \u200dthe consideration or decision of this petition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Immigration Law Reform Institute (IRLI),\u2063 representing Save Jobs, argued in its petition that the law \u2064governing the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s ability\u2062 to issue permits for employment of H-4 visa holders was unclear.<\/p>\n<p>The petition questioned whether the absence \u200cof employment mention in the H-4 visa&#8217;s terms granted the Department of Homeland Security the discretion to permit employment.<\/p>\n<p>This issue of agency authority in \u2064the absence of \u2062clear \u200ccongressional direction is already before \u200dthe Supreme Court in two fishing company cases. These cases will be heard in January \u200d2024\u200c and deal\u2062 with\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-second-challenge-to-administrative-state-powers\/\" title=\"Supreme Court to Review Second Challenge to Administrative State Powers\">federal rule requiring fishing companies<\/a> to pay for at-sea government monitoring \u2062of \u200btheir \u2064catch. The companies argue that this rule represents bureaucratic overreach.<\/p>\n<p>The fishing \u2064company cases \u2063will also\u200b address the Chevron\u2062 deference doctrine, established by the Supreme Court in 1984. This doctrine states\u2064 that an executive \u200cagency&#8217;s \u200dinterpretation of a statute it administers is entitled to deference unless Congress \u2064has stated otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives and Republican policymakers \u200dhave criticized the Chevron doctrine,\u2063 arguing that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-wont-hear-challenge-to-spousal-visa-program\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rejects challenge to Spousal Visa Program.\">grants unelected regulators excessive power<\/a>. The authority of regulatory agencies has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actblue-fined-for-facilitating-nearly-44000-in-illegal-contributions\/\" title=\"ActBlue Fined for Facilitating Nearly ,000 in Illegal Contributions\">faced increased scrutiny<\/a> \u2064as the conservative majority on \u200cthe Supreme Court has grown.<\/p>\n<p>IRLI\u2063 contended in its petition\u2063 that even if the\u200b Chevron doctrine were reversed, it would not fully resolve the H-1B visa \u2063issue.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogar, urged the Supreme Court to deny the petition in a brief filed \u200con September 20. \u2062She argued that \u200dthe Save Jobs group lacked legal standing to challenge the rule and that the Department of Homeland \u200dSecurity had the authority to authorize work visas for H-1B\u2063 visa holders&#8217; spouses.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Hajec, IRLI&#8217;s director of litigation,\u2062 expressed\u2064 disappointment\u200d in the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling, stating that it\u200b favored capital over American jobs. He\u200d vowed to continue fighting against these programs and make the immigration system accountable to the \u2064people.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times reached out to the U.S. Department of Justice for comment but had not received a reply \u2062as of press time.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What was the argument made by Save Jobs USA \u200bInc. regarding the Immigration and Nationality Act \u200dand work permits for H-4 visa holders, and what was the\u2064 Supreme Court&#8217;s decision?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Hether the Immigration and\u200b Nationality Act (INA) allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant work permits to H-4 visa holders. Save Jobs USA Inc. argued that \u200bthe INA only authorizes employment authorization for certain\u2063 categories of immigrants, and that \u200bH-4 visa holders do not fall into these\u200d categories.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Supreme\u200d Court sided with the government, allowing the DHS \u200bto continue issuing work permits to H-4 visa holders. This decision is a victory\u2063 for the Obama-era immigration\u200c program, as it ensures that spouses of H-1B visa holders can \u200ccontinue to work legally in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The H-4 visa is issued\u200d to the spouses and dependent children of H-1B visa holders, who are temporary workers in specialized occupations. These spouses are often highly educated individuals \u200dwho possess unique skills and qualifications. Granting them employment authorization allows them to contribute to the U.S. economy and provides opportunities for them to advance their careers.<\/p>\n<p>By upholding the program,\u2064 the Supreme Court has recognized the importance of attracting and retaining highly skilled workers from around the world. The H-1B visa program already plays a crucial role in filling talent \u200dgaps in industries such \u200bas technology, \u2062engineering, and healthcare. Allowing H-4 visa holders to work further enhances the economic benefits of this visa category.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision also upholds the \u2062principle of fairness and equality. Denying \u2063employment authorization to H-4 visa holders would have created an unfair situation where these individuals, who are legally present in the United States, would \u200dbe barred \u2064from working and\u2062 contributing to society. Allowing them\u200d to work ensures that their skills and \u2063potential are not wasted and promotes the integration of immigrant families into American society.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that this decision was \u200cmade without the participation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, \u200dwho did \u200dnot take part in the consideration or decision of \u200bthis case. Although no reasons \u2064were provided for the decision, the absence of any dissenting opinions indicates a consensus within the Court on this\u2063 matter.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to uphold the Obama-era immigration program for H-1B\u200c visa holders&#8217; spouses is \u2063a \u200dpositive development.\u200c It reaffirms the value of attracting and retaining highly skilled\u2064 workers, promotes fairness and equality, and contributes to the\u2064 continued growth and prosperity of the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court rejected a legal challenge to an Obama-era immigration program allowing H-1B visa holders&#8217; spouses to work. 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