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Girdusky: Guest-worker visas need to be paused during the pandemic

With the coronavirus pandemic ongoing, the Trump administration continues to allow hundreds of thousands of temporary guest workers into the United States.

In his op-ed "Pause Guest-worker Visas during a Pandemic," Ryan James Girdusky talks about the H-1B visa, the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, and why they need to be paused.

"It makes no sense to bring in these extra workers during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Over 40 million Americans have lost their jobs since the pandemic began. The last thing these citizens need is more competition from foreign workers. President Trump could help Americans recover their old jobs, or find new ones, by suspending guest-worker visas....

....In our nation's capital, tech companies pay H-1B software developers up to 36 percent less than American software developers, according to a new report from Ron Hira, a professor at Howard University....

....both OPT employees and their employers are exempt from payroll taxes. That exemption, which saves employers thousands of dollars per OPT hire, makes these foreigners more attractive to businesses than equally qualified Americans....

....Today, guest workers comprise two-thirds of all IT hires under 30. Meanwhile, one in three recent American graduates with computer science degrees couldn't land IT jobs..."

NumbersUSA fully supports a pause in guest-worker visas.

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