WASHINGTON: Days after US President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, leading Republican and conservative leaders have opposed it, calling for its scrapping. However, leading researchers and lawyers argue that the crackdown would only hurt the US economy and its interests.
On Friday, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on X, reiterating her plans to introduce a bill to “ban H1B visas in all sectors” except the medical profession.
"Ending H1B visas will also help the housing market. Ending H1B visas mean more jobs available for Americans and more homes available for Americans…When Americans have good paying jobs they will be able to buy homes as long as they don’t have to compete with legally imported labor on visas and rich powerful asset management companies, ” she added.
In a video post on Thursday, Greene announced her bill proposals, allowing only 10, 000 visas annually, down from the current 85, 000 cap.
She asserted that even the carve-out could be phased out over the next decade. Her bill would also take away from the citizenship path, forcing visa holders to return home.