Sudden denial after clearing Green Card interview: J-1 visa, threat of US deportation from INA 212(e)
If this bill becomes law, then changes will be made in the ‘Immigration and Nationality Act’. If this happens, for the financial year 2027 H-1B visa Can be directly zero. In many sectors including tech, healthcare, finance, American companies hire foreign workers for specialized jobs only through H-1B visa. Indian workers have benefited the most from this visa program, who are working in large numbers in the American tech sector. This visa has also been in controversies.
Greg Steube opens front against H-1B
US MP Greg Steube announcing the bill H-1B Visa Program Attacked fiercely against. While introducing the bill, he said that the H-1B visa program gives priority to foreign workers instead of American citizens. This affects jobs and opportunities for Americans. “Prioritizing foreign workers over the well-being and prosperity of American citizens undermines our values and national interests,” he said.
He says that because of this program American workers and young people have been affected. The MP said, ‘Our workers and youth are deprived of work due to H-1B visa. Through this visa, companies take advantage at the expense of our workforce. We cannot protect our children’s American Dream by handing over parts of them to foreigners. That’s why I want to give priority to Americans in jobs. EXILE ACT Presenting.
What is the EXILE Act?
According to the information given in the bill, through this, changes will be made in Section 214(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It is through this that the H-1B visa program is controlled. Under the EXILE Act, once the cap is reached, companies will no longer be able to file H-1B petitions for workers. If the company does not get permission to file the petition, it will not be able to provide jobs to foreign workers. This means that the doors to foreigners in America will be closed.
The office of the American MP has also shared a data, which states that 80 percent of H-1B visas have been received only by citizens of India and China. Most of the foreign workers coming through this visa are working in the IT or tech sector. American MP says that 10 thousand American doctors are not able to become a part of the residency program only because in their place 5000 foreign doctors have been given the opportunity, who have come here on H-1B visa.
