Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) is set to introduce a new bill that, if passed into law, would slap a suspension on new H-1B visas for three years before resuming the program with a yearly cap of 25,000 on cap-subject visas, a $200,000 wage floor, and other restrictions that are designed to protect American workers while also addressing fraud and various national security concerns.
The new legislation would also make changes that go far beyond the H-1B program. It would trash employment authorization for certain foreign students and exchange visitors, preventing non-immigrants who have temporary status in the U.S. from adjusting that to permanent-resident status while they are still residing in the country, stopping federal agencies from hiring non-immigrants directly or through contracts, and finally prohibiting changes from one non-immigrant classification to another.
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