But Augie Riolo, president of Virginia Beach, Virg. -based Knowledge Information Systems (KIS), is optimistic that the Trump administration won't hinder the ability of IT firms to get engineers from around the world.

"I think they [the tech leaders] will be comfortable and get what they want out of that meeting," Riolo said. "This president is going to embrace the bright ideas that they have."

McDonald had long been a supporter of the H-1B program, but reports of companies such as Walt Disney World and Southern California Edison using the program to replace American workers with foreigners on temporary visas have greatly tempered his enthusiasm. Both Disney and Southern California Edison have denied the allegations.

"I'm not okay with foreigners displacing American workers, particularly when they're forced to train their replacements [which was alleged in the Disney case]," McDonald said.

Venero of Future Tech, who voted for Trump, urged the president-elect not to discount the power of IT solution providers of creating jobs in America.

"The number of jobs that the channel is creating dwarfs the number of jobs from the large tech corporations," Venero said. "The president-elect needs to make sure he embraces the power of the technology services channel to drive additional employment in the U.S."

Future Tech has been driving jobs for U.S. military veterans for nearly a decade through its InSource America Veteran Series subsidiary. InSource provides technology services training and employment for veterans, Venero said, placing hundreds of veterans in jobs throughout the country since its founding nearly a decade ago.

Grillo of Atrion hopes the Trump administration will set aside for money for small businesses to hire and retrain people who've been out of work for a while in high-demand fields. The administration should force business to put together a detailed plan, Grillo said, track how effective they've been at putting the unemployed back to work, and allocate future funding accordingly. 

"They should be incentivizing small business to hire and train people rather than giving them unemployment and welfare," Grillo said. "If you leave more money for business, they'll hire more people and reinvest in America."