Trump Administration Considering New Method to Issue H-1Bs
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Trump Admin Proposes Wage-Based H-1B Visa Selection System
Above: Homeland Security vehicle outside the Richard Bolling Federal Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Image copyright: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
The H1-B program is in dire need of reform, with this being a no-brainer. The government should not be undercutting domestic workers, so tying it to high wage positions helps prevent abuse and the wholesale replacement of workforces. It was high time that the program be fixed and work to encourage innovation, not subsidize cheap labor.
Democratic narrative
America's labor and innovation advantage runs right through the H1-B program, which allows the most talented and motivated to take their talents to the U.S. The best evidence suggests that the U.S. needs more, not fewer, H1-B workers to compete in technology and other fields against rivals like China. Restrictions on the H1-B visa set America back.
Metaculus Prediction
Editor's Note
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