H-1B Worker Weighted Selection Rule Clears White House Review
10 days ago
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- #immigration policy
- #tech sector
- A proposed rule for H-1B visa allocation was approved by a key White House office, indicating imminent public release.
- The rule is expected to shift H-1B selection from a random lottery to a wage-based system, reviving a Trump-era proposal.
- The H-1B program, crucial for the tech sector, has an annual cap of 85,000 slots.
- A 2021 DHS rule proposed allocating H-1B slots based on wage tiers, but was withdrawn by the Biden administration after opposition.
- Federal courts have blocked regulations aimed at raising wage floors and limiting eligible positions for H-1B workers.