Riley Moore Says GOP Support Grows to Abolish H-1B, OPT Visas Used by 619,000 Workers
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Riley Moore Says GOP Support Grows to Abolish H-1B, OPT Visas Used by 619,000 Workers
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Summary
Riley Moore said a growing number of Republican lawmakers are privately backing his push to scrap both the H-1B and OPT foreign-worker programs, arguing they undercut U.S. labor.
Moore called H-1B a "scam" that lets companies replace Americans with cheaper workers because employers are not required to prove no qualified U.S. candidate is available.
Microsoft sharpened that argument after its Xbox unit cut 1,600 jobs while the company was approved for 2,273 H-1B visas this year, one of the examples Moore cited.
USCIS data show 80% of H-1B holders who become permanent residents do so through employment-based green cards, while a 2021 estimate put the U.S. H-1B workforce at 619,000.
The push comes after a federal judge struck down Trump's $100,000 H-1B fee order, leaving Congress as the clearer route for broader visa restrictions or abolition.