Amid the raging debate over the H-1B visa, supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump have questioned the Optional Practical Training programme, and charged that it hampered job opportunities for fresh American college graduates. This programme, a gateway to securing an H-1B visa, has become a point of debate on American jobs for foreign workers. Created illegally like DACA, Trump should …
US President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters have targeted the Optional Practical Training programme, a critical pathway for international students, particularly Indians, aiming for H-1B visas, accusing it of "killing jobs for new American college graduates". The OPT programme, which allows international students in the US to work temporarily after graduation and serves as a stepping stone for securing H-1B work visas, …
