U.S. Employers Expect to Hire More Foreign Workers Despite Possible Immigration Restrictions
According to the Society for Human Resource Management, a majority of U.S. companies plan to hire foreign nationals this year, despite signs from President Donald Trump’s administration that hiring from abroad will be more difficult, according to a late-2016 survey of 442 human resource professionals and hiring managers by Harris Poll. Fifty-nine percent of responding employers said they expect their demand for foreign workers to increase this year, and 55% said they plan to hire foreign talent in 2017; 63% said sourcing foreign national employees is extremely or very important to their companies’ talent acquisition strategy.
