Senate confirms Lloyd Austin making him the first black defense secretary as former general gets approved 93-2
Retired four star general Lloyd Austin will be Joe Biden s Defense Secretary and the first ever African American to lead the Pentagon
Austin ran Central Command, which oversees forces in the Middle East and Afghanistan, until 2016
67-year-old West Point graduate had 41-year Army career including vice chief of Army staff and commander of all forces in Iraq
Is second member of Biden cabinet to be confirmed after Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines
Senate and House had to give waiver because of his recent military service - only third after George Marshall in 1950 and Jim Mattis in 2017
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Biden govt may usher in a more stable H-1B regime
Biden proposes to protect the H-1B visa system as it existed before Trump, but if it is to be expanded in the future, it needs to be reformed significantly, say experts.reutersPremium
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Joe Biden’s swearing-in as US president is expected to usher in a relatively liberal visa regulation and immigration regime compared to Donald Trump’s tenure.
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Recently, the Trump administration published a final rule that said H-1B candidates will be selected this year based on the wage level instead of the existing lottery system. In response, the Indian government said it was “engaged with the US to ensure “increased predictability in American visa rules.