Representative Gosar and president Trumph

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By the way. I heard Trump now knows about OPT/CPT thanks to Gosar. Like you said there are so many visa programs harming Americans, not many know what is going on. Education is important and

@AmWorkCo

is trying to make a difference.

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Republican Lawmaker Pushing to End Foreign Grad Training Program

BY LAURA D. FRANCIS

June 12, 2019, 1:16 PM

• Bill, executive order request cite program’s impact on U.S. workers
• Optional practical training has overtaken H-1Bs for STEM labor supply

A Republican congressman is leading a new effort to end a 20-year-old program that allows foreign graduates to work in STEM fields while on their F-1 student visas.

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is introducing legislation that would end the optional practical training program, which is frequently used as a pipeline to the popular H-1B specialty occupation visa. Employers often hire workers on OPT so they can be employed while trying their hand at the H-1B lottery, sometimes in multiple years.

Gosar, who’s also writing a letter asking President Donald Trump to end the program by executive order, says OPT is harming job prospects for Americans in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

“Big Tech firms have reached a point of profitability and market control that they do not need federal assistance, loopholes, or subsidies,” he said in a statement provided to Bloomberg Law. “It is time these companies hire American citizens and it is bad policy to allow foreigners to take great career jobs and displace American workers.”

The bill faces an uphill climb in the House: Gosar’s stance on immigration and border security has earned him top marks from low-immigration advocates such as the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which frequently are at odds with Democratic positions.