美或再度收緊移民政策 取消H1 B配偶工作許可

The Trump administration is considering rolling back a rule that allows thousands of visa-holders to work in the US along with their spouses.

特朗普政府正考慮撤銷允許數千名簽證持有者與其配偶一起在美國工作的規定。

The Department of Homeland Security has announced it is reviewing the Obama-era rule, which allowed spouses of certain H-1B visa holders to work in the US.

國土安全部近日宣佈，正在審查這項奧巴馬時期的規定。該規定允許特定H-1B簽證持有者的配偶在美國工作。

H1-B visas are granted to foreign workers with a graduate-level education or above, who come to the US to work in specialty occupations like finance or engineering.

受過研究生及以上教育，赴美從事金融或工程等特定崗位工作的外籍勞工均可被授予H1-B簽證。

The 2015 rule allows the spouses of H-1B visa holders who are seeking Green Card status to work in the country as well, under special H-4 visas.

這一2015年的規定，在特殊的H-4簽證制度下，允許尋求綠卡身份的H1-B簽證持有者的配偶也可以在該國工作。

As part of a broader crackdown on legal and illegal immigration, the Trump administration is considering revoking that rule in 2018.

作爲加大對合法及非法移民打擊力度的一部分，特朗普政府正考慮於2018年廢除這項規定。

A brief memo from the Department of Homeland Security said that it is was reviewing the rule in light of Trump's "Buy American and Hire American" executive order.

國土安全部的一份簡要備忘錄稱，正根據特朗普“買美國貨、僱美國人”的行政命令對這項規定進行審查。