HERITAGE DEMANDS H‑1B OVERHAUL: WAGE‑BASED PICKS, PETITION CAPS, DOJ/DOL CRACKDOWN
A new Heritage Foundation report urges sweeping changes to the H‑1B program: replace the lottery with a wage‑based ranking, cap employer petitions, end nonprofit and research exemptions, bar H‑4 work authorization, and ramp up enforcement and transparency via DOJ and DOL. The push follows Trump’s recent comments about needing skilled foreign workers for U.S. chip manufacturing, and aligns with ongoing federal moves to tighten H‑1B and related visa pathways.
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