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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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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Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced the Protecting American Workers Through H-1B Modernization Act, which would close an outdated loophole that allows H-1B dependent employers to bypass certain American worker protections.
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employers → introduce → protections
Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) has introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
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Husted → introduce → Senate
“American workers should come first in their own country,” said Grothman.
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Grothman → come → country
“Employers should not be able to use a salary threshold established nearly three decades ago to bypass protections for qualified Americans.
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Employers → use → Americans
There is no excuse for leaving this threshold unchanged when it should have been raised years ago.
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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.
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employers → act → labor
This bill would update that threshold and help ensure American workers have a fair opportunity to compete for these jobs.”
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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.
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that → sidestep → 1998
That’s not modernization, that’s a loophole.
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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a company is heavily reliant on these visas and wants to bring in more H-1B workers, they shouldn’t be relying on an outdated law to get around offering these jobs to qualified American workers first,” said Husted.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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threshold → set → time
It has never been adjusted for inflation.
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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.
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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.
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Act → protect → SSA
This would ensure the threshold keeps pace with wage growth going forward, rather than remaining frozen in place.
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threshold → ensure → place
It doesn't mean H-1Bs will get more salary
The bill is just legislation and far from being approved.
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bill → mean → salary
But even if it does, it won't make every H-1B earn $140,000 per year.
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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.
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which → raise → 60,000
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