Texas Scorecard by Rachel Bovard June 25, 2020
With millions of unemployed Americans and the exploitation of the H-1B visa system, the Trump administration’s suspension of guest worker visas is welcome.The Trump administration announced Monday executive and regulatory action that will suspend guest worker visas through the end of the year and permanently end the exploitation of the H-1B visa system. Together, these actions go further than any administration in history toward prioritizing American jobs. With about 30 million Americans still out of work largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a welcome step.
The administration’s new policy will, among other steps, restrict new H-1B visas and L visas, which are utilized primarily by the tech industry and large corporations, H-2B visas for non-agricultural seasonal workers, and J-1 visas, meant for research scholars, professors, and other cultural programs.
While these visas have a necessary place in our legal immigration system, over time they have evolved to serve corporate interests at the expense of both American jobs and the welfare of the immigrants who utilize them.
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