Bill To End Foreign Students' Stay After Studies in USA

[Anta Assamey]

A group of US lawmakers has reintroduced a legislation in the House of Representatives to eliminate a programme that allows foreign students to stay in the country for work after the completion of their studies under certain conditions, a bill if passed into law can affect tens and thousands of Indians studying in this country.

Congressman Paul A Gosar along with Congressman Mo Brooks, Andy Biggs and Matt Gaetz introduced the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act, a legislation that would 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," Gosar said.

He first introduced the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act in the 116th Congress and has twice signed amicus briefs in support of American workers in a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security to eliminate the OPT.

The OPT is a guest worker programme administered by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

There are about 80,000 Indian students in the US on OPT.

The bill has to pass through the Senate before it can be sent to the President to sign into law.

However, passing the bill through Senate is not that easy given that the Democrats are in majority in both the Chambers of the US Congress.

Gosar alleges that the OPT circumvents the H-1B cap by allowing over 100,000 aliens admitted as foreign students to work for up to three years in the US after graduation.

These foreign workers are exempt from payroll taxes, making them at least 10-15 per cent cheaper than a comparable American worker, he argued.

"Landing that first job out 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," stated Kevin Lynn, Founder of US Techworkers.

The OPT openly undercuts American workers, particularly higher-skilled workers and recent college graduates, by giving employers an actual tax incentive to hire compliant, inexpensive foreign labour under the guise of "student training," said Rosemary Jenks, Director of Government Relations, NumbersUSA.

[Sucker]

Never ever pass. They need MS students with OPT and CPT. Antha time pass bill lu. 

[Anta Assamey]

Just now, Sucker said:

Never ever pass. They need MS students with OPT and CPT. Antha time pass bill lu. 

MS students lekapote Universities lo cheap labor will not be there... so I think the same... it will not pass...

[Spartan]

Just now, Anta Assamey said:

MS students lekapote Universities lo cheap labor will not be there... so I think the same... it will not pass...

cheap labor pakkane pedite...asal univ muskovalsi vastadi

[Anta Assamey]

Just now, Spartan said:

cheap labor pakkane pedite...asal univ muskovalsi vastadi

Fee's lu bokka valla ki...More over with that condition people will not show any interest in coming...

[RoadRomeo]

These kind of things are to create chaos within the order.

students must learn to see truth in false and false in truth and not be bothered about this bill or any bill or status or greencard.

relax 

[reality]

peekav lera.,, aa mathram vaanakalam chadhuvu lu ma desham lo kuda untayi… ani 🖕 antunna… NPUians

[TOM_BHAYYA]

Bill Pettetodiki aina comedy anipinchaledha 

[Sucker]

3 minutes ago, Anta Assamey said:

MS students lekapote Universities lo cheap labor will not be there... so I think the same... it will not pass...

See current scenario vuncle. Clear picture vasthadi. Every visa ni aapesi only F1 issuing consulates india la. Vaccine kuda ikkadiki vachaka college la istham just covid -ve pattuku randi ani kuda proposal manolla ki. Ilanti bills Anni time pass yevvaralu by some red state batch. Vallaki manam opt cpt h1 loop la vundali forever. 

[csrcsr]

Donga naa kodukulu emi alochanalu raa vala. fee kavali but opt voddu

[8pm]

31 minutes ago, Anta Assamey said:

Fee's lu bokka valla ki...More over with that condition people will not show any interest in coming...

[fasak_vachadu]

Edi pass avvali first pass ayithe be better Naa yaldi backlogs clear avatar ledu first 

[abayegamaza]

pass kaadu le kaani veellu cheppedi kooda nijame gaa

[iphone]

Bongem em kadhu this bill pass avuthe unis anni kalisi thengithee emi phekaleru

[iphone]

14 minutes ago, csrcsr said:

Donga naa kodukulu emi alochanalu raa vala. fee kavali but opt voddu

lite bro avva kavali buvva kavali ante kudharadh no idiot student will join us uni if they do not offer him opt later on