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At a time when Vice President JD Vance announced that he would like the H-1B visa program to be abolished, a few Republican leaders have proposed a new legislation to increase the salary threshold of the H-1B visa holders so that there is no scope for American companies to hire foreign employees at a cheaper rate.

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🔮 At a time when Vice President JD Vance announced that he would like the H-1B visa program to be abolished, a few Republican leaders have proposed a new legislation to increase the salary threshold of the H-1B visa holders so that there is no scope for American companies to hire foreign employees at a cheaper rate.

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'American workers should come first in their own country': Republicans bring new bill to make H-1B visa salary threshold $140,000 · assertive framing

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companies → announce → rate

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced the Protecting American Workers Through H-1B Modernization Act, which would close an outdated loophole that allows H-1B dependent employers to bypass certain American worker protections. asserted

employers → introduce → protections

Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) has introduced companion legislation in the Senate. asserted

Husted → introduce → Senate

“American workers should come first in their own country,” said Grothman. asserted

Grothman → come → country

“Employers should not be able to use a salary threshold established nearly three decades ago to bypass protections for qualified Americans. asserted

Employers → use → Americans

There is no excuse for leaving this threshold unchanged when it should have been raised years ago. asserted

it → be → threshold

Washington’s failure to act shows how little the Establishment cares about unemployed Americans when employers want access to cheap foreign labor. asserted

employers → act → labor

This bill would update that threshold and help ensure American workers have a fair opportunity to compete for these jobs.” asserted

workers → update → jobs

“For decades, companies have been able to sidestep hiring American workers because of a salary threshold that hasn’t budged since 1998. asserted

that → sidestep → 1998

That’s not modernization, that’s a loophole. asserted

that → ’ → ?

This bill simply asks that when a company is heavily reliant on these visas and wants to bring in more H-1B workers, they shouldn’t be relying on an outdated law to get around offering these jobs to qualified American workers first,” said Husted. asserted

Husted → ask → workers

Under current law, H-1B dependent employers, companies whose H-1B share of their workforce exceeds a particular threshold, must attest that they have first tried to hire American workers before sponsoring additional H-1B visas. asserted

they → exceed → visas

However, employers are exempt if they pay the H-1B worker at least $60,000 per year, or if the worker holds a master’s degree or higher. asserted

worker → pay → degree

The $60,000 threshold was set in 1998 and was intended to be twice the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) National Average Wage Index at the time. asserted

threshold → set → time

It has never been adjusted for inflation. asserted

It → adjust → inflation

Today, the SSA National Average Wage Index is nearly $70,000, meaning the original threshold, adjusted for inflation, would be nearly $140,000, the Republican leaders said. asserted

leaders → mean → inflation

The Protecting American Workers Through H-1B Modernization Act would replace the fixed $60,000 threshold with a dynamic standard equal to two times the national average wage index, as calculated by the SSA. asserted

Act → protect → SSA

This would ensure the threshold keeps pace with wage growth going forward, rather than remaining frozen in place. asserted

threshold → ensure → place

It doesn't mean H-1Bs will get more salary The bill is just legislation and far from being approved. asserted

bill → mean → salary

But even if it does, it won't make every H-1B earn $140,000 per year. asserted

H-1B → do → year

it would raise the salary threshold at which a worker can qualify for the exemption which is now set at $60,000. asserted

which → raise → 60,000

'American workers should come first in their own country': Republicans bring new bill to make H-1B visa salary threshold $140,000

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