Green Card Alert: New H-1B Visa Proposal to Overhaul Visas for Skilled Workers, Here's How Indians Will Be Affected
The proposal would end H-1B visas as a route to green cards and replace the lottery with higher-salary preferences.
- Congressman Chip Roy introduced the American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act to overhaul the H-1B visa program, ending its use as a path to permanent residency and requiring applicants to maintain a residence abroad, reversing the dual intent policy.
- The bill proposes cutting the maximum H-1B visa duration from six years to two, abolishing the Optional Practical Training program for international graduates, and replacing the lottery system with merit-based selection prioritizing higher wages.
- The legislation is backed by groups like US Tech Workers and aims to protect American workers by enforcing wage standards and requiring labor market tests before hiring foreign workers.
- Supporters argue the bill responds to tech sector layoffs and STEM job challenges, stating the H-1B system has been abused to sideline American STEM workers and suppress wages.
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Bill introduced to end H-1B visas as pathway to permanent residency and eliminates the OPT program; what American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act proposes
Tech News News: US lawmaker Chip Roy has introduced a bill aimed to overhaul the H-1B hiring programme titled “American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026”. Among o.
What To Know About The American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act - Patriot Newsfeed
Rep. Chip Roy is taking aim at one of the most controversial employment visa programs in the country, introducing legislation that would dramatically reshape how foreign workers are hired in the United States and force employers to prove they cannot find qualified Americans before turning overseas. The Texas Republican’s proposal, called the American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act, seeks to overhaul the H-1B visa system, which has long been defend…
New US Bill Aims to End H-1B Green Card Pathway and OPT
US Lawmaker Introduces Bill to End H-1B Green Card Pathway and Eliminate OPT Program In a significant move targeting skilled immigration, US Representative Chip Roy has introduced a sweeping legislative proposal aimed at overhauling the H-1B hiring framework. Titled the “American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026,” the bill seeks to dismantle core components of the current high-skilled immigration pipeline to prioritize employment for domesti…
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