Trump's H-1B visa plan: America's difficulty could well be Ireland's opportunity

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The direct impact on Irish workers is likely to be small - only 213 of the visas were granted to Irish people last year - but what is more relevant to Ireland is what this says about the direction Trump is taking the US economy.
37% : Ireland has a chance to benefit by attracting workers who otherwise might have transferred to the United States Many economic experts have contended that despite the damage he can inflict on the State's economy, every so often Donald Trump is also capable of doing things that work to Ireland's benefit.
27% : " If Trump is serious about the clampdown - a move that is certain to have annoyed his "tech-bro" backers in Silicon Valley - then consideration in future might be given to locating foreign workers in Europe - and, more specifically, Ireland.

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