A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill to end the H-1B visa program, saying corporations have repeatedly abused this system and imported cheaper foreign labour into America.
U.S. Representative Greg Steube, a Republican from Florida, introduced the ‘Ending Exploitative Imported Labour Exemptions Act or EXILE Act’, a bill that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by ending the H-1B visa program.
“Prioritising foreign labour over the well-being and prosperity of American citizens undermines our values and national interests,” Mr. Steube said in a statement.
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“Our workers and young people continue to be displaced and disenfranchised by the H-1B visa program that awards corporations and foreign competitors at the expense of our workforce. We cannot preserve the American dream for our children while forfeiting their share to non-citizens. That is why I am introducing the EXILE Act to put working Americans first again,” he said.
