I will throw a different perspective here on why tightening regulations on H-4 spouse work is important:

- Fact is everyone comes to the US to have a better economic life.

- Even asylum seekers, would want to move to the US over any other progressive European nation , because, American Dream, easy upwards mobility, diversity. This is a personal observation.

Let me shed some light on how it works for Indian people. You can extrapolate it to other entities too.

  - Indian girls in general conveniently marry a US living 
    husband of their parents choice(not all but many), and 
    compete for the same jobs with kids who finished their 
    Masters Degrees here.

  - H-1B visa system is fucked up. Infosys and Wipro and 
    TCS ship tons of their employees to the US.These people 
    work at a price less than the current market price.

- This is bad for three reasons:

   - Kids don't want to come to the United States to do their Masters because, job market 
     is tight. Its bad for schools and kids too. Schools for those foreign dollars, for kids- its important to have
     an exposure to outside world - this helps shape world view in a tremendously good way.

   - These people are employed mostly to replace existing American workers.

   - From my observations, the reason I am biased in favouring kids coming here for 
     Masters is because, with in the time it takes to finish their education, and the 
     time it takes to find a job, they imbibe American culture. This may sound silly, but 
     it is very important. These people at some time will become citizens and will become 
     part of national discourse. 

  - Contractors shipped by Infosys and Wipro and TCS could never be part of that. It is 
    hardly possible. Again , its a personal observation.

- So , how do all these things tie together

   - Someone who finishes his Masters in the United States is expected to find a job with in three months of his 
     OPT(Optional Practical Training) start date.

   - Now these people are mostly by themselves and invested heavily for their education. No reason why these people 
     flock to so called 'consultancies'.

   - Compare that to the spouses of existing H-1B visa holders, who never invested anything here. No cultural 
     investment, nor education. They have a security to live here for as long as their relatively smart husband is 
     allowed to live. With unlimited amount of time compared to some one with a Masters degree, they are at a 
     disproportionate advantage.

   - People finishing Masters should be given precedence over H4 spouses and H-1B's(for reasons above) hired by 
     outsourcing companies.

   - There is more to it than we know.For all the xenophobia, this administration is displaying there are times, 
     they are not wrong.