Republican Launches Long-shot Bid to End H-1B Visa Green Card Pathway
The bill would overhaul the H-1B visa program by preventing it from serving as a route to a green card.
A hard-line GOP lawmaker has introduced legislation that would eliminate a key pathway to a green card for H-1B visa holders.
Congressman Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, introduced the American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act on June 4, which would overhaul the H-1B visa program by preventing it from serving as a route to a green card and scrapping OPT, a program that allows international students to work temporarily in the United States after graduation.
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