Critics of the H‑1B visa for skilled foreign workers often claim that the status amounts to “indentured” servitude. Indentured servitude is a contract to work for a single employer for a predetermined period without pay. H‑1B workers are not only compensated well—they receive wages in the top 10 percent of wage earners in the United States.

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A Texas lawmaker introduced legislation to reform the H-2A visa program for agricultural workers.

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the Bracero Program 2.0 Act, a bill to make wage reforms and technical upgrades to the H-2a temporary agricultural visa program.

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to end his $100,000 fee for H-1B visa holders.

On Sept. 19, Trump issued a proclamation imposing the one-time fee on new H-1B visa petitions. Employers seeking high-skilled foreign workers applications after Sept. 21 must pay the $100,000 fee. 

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In Kentucky, patients drive up to two hours to see Dr. Manikya Kuriti, one of the few endocrinologists who serve the rural communities surrounding Louisville.

Kuriti’s husband, a pulmonologist, drives from Louisville to small hospitals an hour south and north, in Indiana, to help small teams treat critically ill patients.

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For nearly four decades, the H-1B visa program has allowed U.S. employers to hire nonimmigrant foreign workers with specialized skills that are difficult to find in the domestic workforce. In fiscal year (FY) 2024, close to four hundred thousand H-1B visa applications were approved, the majority of which were for visa renewals. 

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