US lawmakers introduce invoice to remove programme permitting overseas college students to remain after research

A gaggle of US lawmakers has reintroduced laws within the House of Representatives to remove a programme which permits overseas college students to remain within the nation for work after the completion of their research underneath sure situations.

Congressman Paul A Gosar together with Congressman Mo Brooks, Andy Biggs and Matt Gaetz launched the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act, a laws that will amend the Immigration and Nationality Act on the Optional Practice Training (OPT).“What country creates a programme, but not a law, that rewards its businesses to fire citizen workers and replace them with foreign labour to pay the foreign labour less? The United States. The programme is called OPT and it reflects a complete abandonment of our own workers,” Paul A Gosar mentioned.READ: Indians shifting to Canada resulting from outdated H-1B visa coverage, US lawmakers toldHe first launched the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act within the 116th Congress, and has twice signed amicus briefs in assist of American employees in a lawsuit towards the Department of Homeland Security to remove the OPT.The OPT is a visitor employee programme administered by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Gosar alleges that the OPT circumvents the H-1B cap by permitting over 100,000 aliens admitted as overseas college students to work for as much as three years within the US after commencement.These overseas employees are exempt from payroll taxes, making them at the very least 10-15 per cent cheaper than a comparable American employee, he argued.“Landing that first job outside of college will only become more difficult for young Americans as our universities formalise the role they play in crowding out opportunities once reserved for American graduates. For this reason, the OPT must be eliminated,” acknowledged Kevin Lynn, Founder of US Techworkers.The OPT brazenly undercuts American employees, notably higher-skilled employees and up to date faculty graduates, by giving employers an precise tax incentive to rent compliant, cheap overseas labour underneath the guise of “pupil coaching,” mentioned Rosemary Jenks, Director of Government Relations, NumbersUSA.READ: 94% Indian college students say they’re extra keen to check overseas in 2021 than in 2020: StudyALSO READ: Indian college students enrolled in Chinese varsities uncertain of return, on-line research hampered resulting from Chinese app ban