H1B visa puts American workers at risk: Republican Senator

"The H-1B visa is one programme that really puts American workers at risk," Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, said during a Congressional hearing on homeland security Tuesday.

By: PTI | Washington | Published: January 17, 2018 8:05 am

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Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley and Senator Barbara Feinstein arrive for a hearing with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen on “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS

The H-1B work visa, which is highly popular among Indian technology professionals, puts American workers at risk, a top Republican Senator has alleged. The H-1B program offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers.

But since taking office last January, the Trump administration has been cracking down on the scheme. “The H-1B visa is one programme that really puts American workers at risk,” Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, said during a Congressional hearing on homeland security Tuesday.