Overview
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced legislation to end the H‑1B program, cut off its path to permanent residency, and require visa holders to depart when their status expires.
- Her bill includes a narrow carve‑out of up to 10,000 visas per year for doctors and nurses that would be phased out over ten years and would bar non‑citizens from Medicare‑funded medical residencies.
- The White House says it is reforming rather than scrapping H‑1B, highlighting a new $100,000 surcharge on certain new petitions and at least 175 Labor Department investigations into alleged abuses.
- President Trump recently argued the U.S. still needs specialized talent, even as MAGA‑aligned Republicans call for elimination, reflecting a widening intraparty split over skilled immigration.
- Immigration and healthcare experts warn the ban would harm the economy and strain care delivery, with legal challenges already targeting the administration’s fee order and India noting humanitarian concerns as its nationals receive over 70% of approvals.