The main function of the H-1B program is not to hire ‘the best and the brightest,’ but rather to replace good-paying American jobs with hundreds of thousands of lower-paid guest workers from abroad, he claimed
Sanders criticizes H-1B program
Speaking on the Senate floor Jan. 15 afternoon, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, proposed sweeping changes to the H-1B visa program via an amendment to the Laken-Riley Act.
Sanders criticized the H-1B program, which offers 85,000 temporary work visas to highly-skilled workers from abroad. About 70% of the H-1B workforce hails from India, and roughly 12% come from China.
