Fantastic news. This OPT thing is a big scam. Used to hire low and keep salaries low.
Musk was a roadblock to this as he wanted H1B slaves. Now that he is pushed out, Trump might work on fixing this white collar scam.

Trump's OPT rollback plan threatens US work visas, could leave Indian STEM graduates without jobs
https://www.businesstoday.in/nri/visa/story/trumps-opt-rollback-plan-threatens-us-work-visas-could-leave-indian-stem-graduates-without-jobs-477508-2025-05-23

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In a move that could shake the foundation of international education and employment in the United States, Joseph Edlow, Donald Trump's nominee for director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has proposed ending the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, as per a report by Forbes.

Speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Edlow called OPT a "misapplication of the law" and proposed a regulatory rollback to eliminate work authorisation for international students after they complete their degrees.

"What I want to see would be essentially a regulatory and sub-regulatory programme that would allow us to remove the ability for employment authorisations for F-1 students beyond the time they are in school," Edlow said in response to a question from Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).

The implications are significant. If enacted, Edlow's plan would eliminate both the standard 12-month OPT work period and the additional 24-month STEM OPT extension. These are key stepping stones to the H-1B visa and long-term employment for thousands of skilled graduates.
The reaction from the education and business communities was swift. Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, warned: "Any rollback of OPT will severely harm international students and our ability to attract talented students from around the world, our nation's global competitiveness, economic growth, national research capacity, and future innovation."
OPT and STEM OPT currently support over 242,000 international students, according to the Institute of International Education. These programmes are viewed as essential by universities and tech firms alike for bridging the transition from academia to the workforce.
The proposal also contradicts Donald Trump's earlier rhetoric, where he suggested international graduates from top U.S. colleges should "automatically get green cards." If Edlow's vision is implemented, it could severely undermine that promise and drive talent elsewhere.
The OPT programme had previously withstood legal challenges, including a 2022 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that upheld its legality against opposition from groups like Washtech.

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Good

I'm for it, but this will definitely mean more outsourcing for the big corporations. They can keep their cheap workforce and not even have to sponsor green cards!

Ozzy Osbourne said:

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I'm for it, but this will definitely mean more outsourcing for the big corporations. They can keep their cheap workforce and not even have to sponsor green cards!

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Yup. This is going to backfire.

We need to make American companies more competitive, and make it enticing for American companies to keep jobs in the US. This will accelerate moving jobs overseas.

i would rather we be more selective and keep the OPT and H1s open.

Agree on outsourcing being the huge risk here. Software work can basically be done anywhere given all the remote work tools. We absolutely have to encourage hiring and building in America, using tax, tarriff and other tools.

Ozzy Osbourne said:

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I'm for it, but this will definitely mean more outsourcing for the big corporations. They can keep their cheap workforce and not even have to sponsor green cards!

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Then we tariff their pants off.
They can outsource all they want but as long as the US gets a cut out of it. Make it financially a loss to outsource.
Trump has shown that he loves tariffs so this is coming next. He likely did not want to open up too many fronts at the same time.

Example:
Steve charges $100k.
Kumar in India charges 60k.
CEO Mike McEvil of Crooked Corp sees dollar bills, knows that if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys but cannot help himself. Decides to fire Steve and hire Kumar. $40k savings - Yay!

Trump comes in, says wait a minute. If you hire Kumar in India, you pay 100% tariff. So you pay $60k to the US Govt, so effectively Mike McEvil pays $120k to hire Kumar in India instead of $100k to hire Steve in the US.

Now I am all for Crooked Corp hiring all their staff overseas! Any loopholes exploited like hiring 100% in India will get a 300% fine.

Now let's see how many Corps offshore.

deddog said:

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Ozzy Osbourne said:

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I'm for it, but this will definitely mean more outsourcing for the big corporations. They can keep their cheap workforce and not even have to sponsor green cards!

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Yup. This is going to backfire.

We need to make American companies more competitive, and make it enticing for American companies to keep jobs in the US. This will accelerate moving jobs overseas.

i would rather we be more selective and keep the OPT and H1s open.

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Your intentions are good but I don't see any suggestions how to do it. Just "remove regulations" means nothing, it just lets corps do whatever the hell they want for themselves, not benefiting the country.

Corps will not do anything other than for themselves. We need to make them do it. By force. By the US Govt. I don't like paying taxes. But I do. Why? Because if I don't, I will go to jail.

Ok then, bring on the Robots and AI.

I had an amazing experience with ChatGPT today. After fruitless searching in Google and YouTube vids for esoteric info on how to get to the back panel of my truck, ChatGPT gave me exactly what I needed. Even recommended a replacement kit to make it easier in the future.

AI is coming for your job. First it was globalization, then offshoring, then H1Bs. Now it's AI.

Feels like another taco situation

Logos Stick said:

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Ok then, bring on the Robots and AI.

I had an amazing experience with ChatGPT today. After fruitless searching in Google and YouTube vids for esoteric info on how to get to the back panel of my truck, ChatGPT gave me exactly what I needed. Even recommended a replacement kit to make it easier in the future.

AI is coming for your job. First it was globalization, then offshoring, then H1Bs. Now it's AI.

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Irrelevant to this discussion.
If AI comes for our jobs in the US, it comes to India also.
We will deal with it later.

I work in AI myself. Not just using ChatGPT but under the hood. It is good but it is not magic. Wait until all code is written by AI and companies lose control, the fun will begin then.

infinity ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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Ok then, bring on the Robots and AI.

I had an amazing experience with ChatGPT today. After fruitless searching in Google and YouTube vids for esoteric info on how to get to the back panel of my truck, ChatGPT gave me exactly what I needed. Even recommended a replacement kit to make it easier in the future.

AI is coming for your job. First it was globalization, then offshoring, then H1Bs. Now it's AI.

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Irrelevant to this discussion.
If AI comes for our jobs in the US, it comes to India also.
We will deal with it later.

I work in AI myself. Not just using ChatGPT but under the hood. It is good but it is not magic. Wait until all code is written by AI and companies lose control, the fun will begin then.

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And once you train AI to read/interpret/respond to scan results it'll be able to fix its own mistakes so the number of experienced devs you need to staff decreases even more significantly.

infinity ag said:

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deddog said:

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Ozzy Osbourne said:

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I'm for it, but this will definitely mean more outsourcing for the big corporations. They can keep their cheap workforce and not even have to sponsor green cards!

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Yup. This is going to backfire.

We need to make American companies more competitive, and make it enticing for American companies to keep jobs in the US. This will accelerate moving jobs overseas.

i would rather we be more selective and keep the OPT and H1s open.

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Your intentions are good but I don't see any suggestions how to do it. Just "remove regulations" means nothing, it just lets corps do whatever the hell they want for themselves, not benefiting the country.

Corps will not do anything other than for themselves. We need to make them do it. By force. By the US Govt. I don't like paying taxes. But I do. Why? Because if I don't, I will go to jail.

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Doesn't work. Look at the number of companies leaving California.
Multinational companies will leave, and that will make it even more punitive on the remaining US companies.

There have to be economic incentives to keep jobs in the US. It can be a carrot and stick approach though, doesn't have to be all carrots.

As an example, Singapore offers 15% corporate tax, but you have to employ a certain percentage of locals, and you have to provide them training, etc. Worked out well for us, because we were paying 25% corporate tax in the US.

deddog said:

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Ozzy Osbourne said:

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I'm for it, but this will definitely mean more outsourcing for the big corporations. They can keep their cheap workforce and not even have to sponsor green cards!

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Yup. This is going to backfire.

We need to make American companies more competitive, and make it enticing for American companies to keep jobs in the US. This will accelerate moving jobs overseas.

i would rather we be more selective and keep the OPT and H1s open.

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We have to make American companies more competitive by stuffing them full of non-Americans? What the **** is the point of that?

If they aren't creating jobs for Americans they can gtfo

deddog said:

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infinity ag said:

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deddog said:

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Ozzy Osbourne said:

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I'm for it, but this will definitely mean more outsourcing for the big corporations. They can keep their cheap workforce and not even have to sponsor green cards!

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Yup. This is going to backfire.

We need to make American companies more competitive, and make it enticing for American companies to keep jobs in the US. This will accelerate moving jobs overseas.

i would rather we be more selective and keep the OPT and H1s open.

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Your intentions are good but I don't see any suggestions how to do it. Just "remove regulations" means nothing, it just lets corps do whatever the hell they want for themselves, not benefiting the country.

Corps will not do anything other than for themselves. We need to make them do it. By force. By the US Govt. I don't like paying taxes. But I do. Why? Because if I don't, I will go to jail.

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Doesn't work. Look at the number of companies leaving California.
Multinational companies will leave, and that will make it even more punitive on the remaining US companies.

There have to be economic incentives to keep jobs in the US. It can be a carrot and stick approach though, doesn't have to be all carrots.

As an example, Singapore offers 15% corporate tax, but you have to employ a certain percentage of locals, and you have to provide them training, etc. Worked out well for us, because we were paying 25% corporate tax in the US.

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No one is leaving CA. The ones who left are all going back. Tesla will go back too. Silicon Valley is still oozing with people.

If Amazon and Microsoft want to leave and set up shop in Bangladesh or Vietnam, I say GTFO. Let's see Nadella live in Jakarta hahahaha ain't gonna happen. I would call their bluff just like Pakistan having a nuke.

Rossticus said:

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infinity ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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Ok then, bring on the Robots and AI.

I had an amazing experience with ChatGPT today. After fruitless searching in Google and YouTube vids for esoteric info on how to get to the back panel of my truck, ChatGPT gave me exactly what I needed. Even recommended a replacement kit to make it easier in the future.

AI is coming for your job. First it was globalization, then offshoring, then H1Bs. Now it's AI.

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Irrelevant to this discussion.
If AI comes for our jobs in the US, it comes to India also.
We will deal with it later.

I work in AI myself. Not just using ChatGPT but under the hood. It is good but it is not magic. Wait until all code is written by AI and companies lose control, the fun will begin then.

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And once you train AI to read/interpret/respond to scan results it'll be able to fix its own mistakes so the number of experienced devs you need to staff decreases even more significantly.

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So you think each company will just consist of 1 CEO and just a subscription to an AI?

Hmm where is the bridge I wanted to sell?

infinity ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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Ok then, bring on the Robots and AI.

I had an amazing experience with ChatGPT today. After fruitless searching in Google and YouTube vids for esoteric info on how to get to the back panel of my truck, ChatGPT gave me exactly what I needed. Even recommended a replacement kit to make it easier in the future.

AI is coming for your job. First it was globalization, then offshoring, then H1Bs. Now it's AI.

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Irrelevant to this discussion.
If AI comes for our jobs in the US, it comes to India also.
We will deal with it later.

I work in AI myself. Not just using ChatGPT but under the hood. It is good but it is not magic. Wait until all code is written by AI and companies lose control, the fun will begin then.

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I guess you're not familiar with code review. There is a software development process and that process will be followed even with AI. No one is losing control of anything.

Muktheduck said:

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deddog said:

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Ozzy Osbourne said:

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I'm for it, but this will definitely mean more outsourcing for the big corporations. They can keep their cheap workforce and not even have to sponsor green cards!

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Yup. This is going to backfire.

We need to make American companies more competitive, and make it enticing for American companies to keep jobs in the US. This will accelerate moving jobs overseas.

i would rather we be more selective and keep the OPT and H1s open.

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We have to make American companies more competitive by stuffing them full of non-Americans? What the **** is the point of that?

If they aren't creating jobs for Americans they can gtfo

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This is how the fake narrative is created.
"we need non Americans else all jobs will go"

Logos Stick said:

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infinity ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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Ok then, bring on the Robots and AI.

I had an amazing experience with ChatGPT today. After fruitless searching in Google and YouTube vids for esoteric info on how to get to the back panel of my truck, ChatGPT gave me exactly what I needed. Even recommended a replacement kit to make it easier in the future.

AI is coming for your job. First it was globalization, then offshoring, then H1Bs. Now it's AI.

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Irrelevant to this discussion.
If AI comes for our jobs in the US, it comes to India also.
We will deal with it later.

I work in AI myself. Not just using ChatGPT but under the hood. It is good but it is not magic. Wait until all code is written by AI and companies lose control, the fun will begin then.

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I guess you're not familiar with code review. There is a software development process and that process will be followed even with AI. No one is losing control of anything.

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I've done code reviews since before you were born.

Since you think AI is everything, why have people for code review? Just use AI. Then replace the CEO with AI since AI can be Steve Jobs + Bill Gates + Jeff Bezos all rolled into 1.

infinity ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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infinity ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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Ok then, bring on the Robots and AI.

I had an amazing experience with ChatGPT today. After fruitless searching in Google and YouTube vids for esoteric info on how to get to the back panel of my truck, ChatGPT gave me exactly what I needed. Even recommended a replacement kit to make it easier in the future.

AI is coming for your job. First it was globalization, then offshoring, then H1Bs. Now it's AI.

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Irrelevant to this discussion.
If AI comes for our jobs in the US, it comes to India also.
We will deal with it later.

I work in AI myself. Not just using ChatGPT but under the hood. It is good but it is not magic. Wait until all code is written by AI and companies lose control, the fun will begin then.

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I guess you're not familiar with code review. There is a software development process and that process will be followed even with AI. No one is losing control of anything.

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I've done code reviews since before you were born.

Since you think AI is everything, why have people for code review? Just use AI. Then replace the CEO with AI since AI can be Steve Jobs + Bill Gates + Jeff Bezos all rolled into 1.

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Doesn't seem like it since you seem to imply AI will be genning and deploying code without any oversight.

Yes, AI will do code review too. And humans will be involved as well.

infinity ag said:

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Fantastic news. This OPT thing is a big scam. Used to hire low and keep salaries low.
Musk was a roadblock to this as he wanted H1B slaves. Now that he is pushed out, Trump might work on fixing this white collar scam.

Trump's OPT rollback plan threatens US work visas, could leave Indian STEM graduates without jobs
https://www.businesstoday.in/nri/visa/story/trumps-opt-rollback-plan-threatens-us-work-visas-could-leave-indian-stem-graduates-without-jobs-477508-2025-05-23

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In a move that could shake the foundation of international education and employment in the United States, Joseph Edlow, Donald Trump's nominee for director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has proposed ending the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, as per a report by Forbes.

Speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Edlow called OPT a "misapplication of the law" and proposed a regulatory rollback to eliminate work authorisation for international students after they complete their degrees.

"What I want to see would be essentially a regulatory and sub-regulatory programme that would allow us to remove the ability for employment authorisations for F-1 students beyond the time they are in school," Edlow said in response to a question from Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).

The implications are significant. If enacted, Edlow's plan would eliminate both the standard 12-month OPT work period and the additional 24-month STEM OPT extension. These are key stepping stones to the H-1B visa and long-term employment for thousands of skilled graduates.
The reaction from the education and business communities was swift. Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, warned: "Any rollback of OPT will severely harm international students and our ability to attract talented students from around the world, our nation's global competitiveness, economic growth, national research capacity, and future innovation."
OPT and STEM OPT currently support over 242,000 international students, according to the Institute of International Education. These programmes are viewed as essential by universities and tech firms alike for bridging the transition from academia to the workforce.
The proposal also contradicts Donald Trump's earlier rhetoric, where he suggested international graduates from top U.S. colleges should "automatically get green cards." If Edlow's vision is implemented, it could severely undermine that promise and drive talent elsewhere.
The OPT programme had previously withstood legal challenges, including a 2022 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that upheld its legality against opposition from groups like Washtech.

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The OPT is far less of an issue than the folks who come straight from India or China on H-1. Talked to a guy today that is highly skilled and highly compensated with a BS and MS in Comp Engineering from a T20 School that didn't get picked in the lottery and is probably going to have to go back to South Korea. He's not likely to get an O-1 since he doesn't have a PhD. You have to be pretty freaking smart to get in as an International to a T20 Comp Eng program at the BS level, that's a Top 1% Type for sure among immigrants.

What they need to focus on is putting all the consulting firms like Cognizant and Tata effectively out of business. They flood the zone with folks with a BS from some third tier Engineering school in India and pay them cheap because they sponsor them. That's the true abuse.

This will backfire. Bigly.

Govt actions, especially the ones with "good intentions", always do.

I'm not positive infinity is Barnes, but I strongly suspect he is. Follows the Barnes MO: highly successful in a complex field, wealthy, has extreme views on random niche issues.

aggie93 said:

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infinity ag said:

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Fantastic news. This OPT thing is a big scam. Used to hire low and keep salaries low.
Musk was a roadblock to this as he wanted H1B slaves. Now that he is pushed out, Trump might work on fixing this white collar scam.

Trump's OPT rollback plan threatens US work visas, could leave Indian STEM graduates without jobs
https://www.businesstoday.in/nri/visa/story/trumps-opt-rollback-plan-threatens-us-work-visas-could-leave-indian-stem-graduates-without-jobs-477508-2025-05-23

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In a move that could shake the foundation of international education and employment in the United States, Joseph Edlow, Donald Trump's nominee for director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has proposed ending the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, as per a report by Forbes.

Speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Edlow called OPT a "misapplication of the law" and proposed a regulatory rollback to eliminate work authorisation for international students after they complete their degrees.

"What I want to see would be essentially a regulatory and sub-regulatory programme that would allow us to remove the ability for employment authorisations for F-1 students beyond the time they are in school," Edlow said in response to a question from Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).

The implications are significant. If enacted, Edlow's plan would eliminate both the standard 12-month OPT work period and the additional 24-month STEM OPT extension. These are key stepping stones to the H-1B visa and long-term employment for thousands of skilled graduates.
The reaction from the education and business communities was swift. Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, warned: "Any rollback of OPT will severely harm international students and our ability to attract talented students from around the world, our nation's global competitiveness, economic growth, national research capacity, and future innovation."
OPT and STEM OPT currently support over 242,000 international students, according to the Institute of International Education. These programmes are viewed as essential by universities and tech firms alike for bridging the transition from academia to the workforce.
The proposal also contradicts Donald Trump's earlier rhetoric, where he suggested international graduates from top U.S. colleges should "automatically get green cards." If Edlow's vision is implemented, it could severely undermine that promise and drive talent elsewhere.
The OPT programme had previously withstood legal challenges, including a 2022 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that upheld its legality against opposition from groups like Washtech.

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The OPT is far less of an issue than the folks who come straight from India or China on H-1. Talked to a guy today that is highly skilled and highly compensated with a BS and MS in Comp Engineering from a T20 School that didn't get picked in the lottery and is probably going to have to go back to South Korea. He's not likely to get an O-1 since he doesn't have a PhD. You have to be pretty freaking smart to get in as an International to a T20 Comp Eng program at the BS level, that's a Top 1% Type for sure among immigrants.

What they need to focus on is putting all the consulting firms like Cognizant and Tata effectively out of business. They flood the zone with folks with a BS from some third tier Engineering school in India and pay them cheap because they sponsor them. That's the true abuse.

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100% AGREED. These are the scummy Indian corps who are in cahoots with US corp VPs.

infinity ag said:

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Fantastic news. This OPT thing is a big scam. Used to hire low and keep salaries low.
Musk was a roadblock to this as he wanted H1B slaves. Now that he is pushed out, Trump might work on fixing this white collar scam.

Trump's OPT rollback plan threatens US work visas, could leave Indian STEM graduates without jobs
https://www.businesstoday.in/nri/visa/story/trumps-opt-rollback-plan-threatens-us-work-visas-could-leave-indian-stem-graduates-without-jobs-477508-2025-05-23

Quote:

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In a move that could shake the foundation of international education and employment in the United States, Joseph Edlow, Donald Trump's nominee for director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has proposed ending the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, as per a report by Forbes.

Speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Edlow called OPT a "misapplication of the law" and proposed a regulatory rollback to eliminate work authorisation for international students after they complete their degrees.

"What I want to see would be essentially a regulatory and sub-regulatory programme that would allow us to remove the ability for employment authorisations for F-1 students beyond the time they are in school," Edlow said in response to a question from Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).

The implications are significant. If enacted, Edlow's plan would eliminate both the standard 12-month OPT work period and the additional 24-month STEM OPT extension. These are key stepping stones to the H-1B visa and long-term employment for thousands of skilled graduates.
The reaction from the education and business communities was swift. Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, warned: "Any rollback of OPT will severely harm international students and our ability to attract talented students from around the world, our nation's global competitiveness, economic growth, national research capacity, and future innovation."
OPT and STEM OPT currently support over 242,000 international students, according to the Institute of International Education. These programmes are viewed as essential by universities and tech firms alike for bridging the transition from academia to the workforce.
The proposal also contradicts Donald Trump's earlier rhetoric, where he suggested international graduates from top U.S. colleges should "automatically get green cards." If Edlow's vision is implemented, it could severely undermine that promise and drive talent elsewhere.
The OPT programme had previously withstood legal challenges, including a 2022 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that upheld its legality against opposition from groups like Washtech.

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Keep elon, Vivek, and any other proponent of importing cheap labor to undercut Americans out

Deputy Travis Junior said:

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I'm not positive infinity is Barnes, but I strongly suspect he is. Follows the Barnes MO: highly successful in a complex field, wealthy, has extreme views on random niche issues.

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Who is Barnes? I think I have seen that name here before, though I cannot recall any of his/her positions on matters. I just follow/remember very few posters, mainly those who comment on the topics that I am interested in.
Now that you mention him, I will keep a watch for his/her posts.

And no, I am not "Barnes". I don't have a sock here. It shouldn't matter to you either way, just focus on the message, not the poster.

That doesn't convince me you aren't Barnes, but I'll respond for everyone else reading this thread.

Eliminating work visas will dramatically reduce the labor pool, which will 1) drive up labor costs and 2) reduce the number of qualified workers. Together, both will substantially reduce corporate profitability and likely drive lots of companies out of business. That means all of our 401(k)s will get crushed right as social security is running out of money and cutting benefits.

Second, fewer high quality workers and a total higher labor cost means that the US population gets worse quality goods at a higher price. That is, all of us take a huge hit to our quality of life because our purchasing power takes a huge hit and the stuff we can afford is lower quality.

Eliminating work visas is a terrible idea.

infinity ag said:

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Logos Stick said:

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Ok then, bring on the Robots and AI.

I had an amazing experience with ChatGPT today. After fruitless searching in Google and YouTube vids for esoteric info on how to get to the back panel of my truck, ChatGPT gave me exactly what I needed. Even recommended a replacement kit to make it easier in the future.

AI is coming for your job. First it was globalization, then offshoring, then H1Bs. Now it's AI.

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Irrelevant to this discussion.
If AI comes for our jobs in the US, it comes to India also.
We will deal with it later.

I work in AI myself. Not just using ChatGPT but under the hood. It is good but it is not magic. Wait until all code is written by AI and companies lose control, the fun will begin then.

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Same. It is just another tool. And it certainly can be quite useful in terms of productivity, but I still have to check what it generates for accuracy.

infinity ag said:

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deddog said:

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Ozzy Osbourne said:

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I'm for it, but this will definitely mean more outsourcing for the big corporations. They can keep their cheap workforce and not even have to sponsor green cards!

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Yup. This is going to backfire.

We need to make American companies more competitive, and make it enticing for American companies to keep jobs in the US. This will accelerate moving jobs overseas.

i would rather we be more selective and keep the OPT and H1s open.

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Your intentions are good but I don't see any suggestions how to do it. Just "remove regulations" means nothing, it just lets corps do whatever the hell they want for themselves, not benefiting the country.

Corps will not do anything other than for themselves. We need to make them do it. By force. By the US Govt. I don't like paying taxes. But I do. Why? Because if I don't, I will go to jail.

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auctioning off the limited number of visas is likely the answer. If Google has to pay$50k per visa to keep Microsoft from taking all of them, then they might decide that hiring the new grad working as a bartender is cheaper than paying for the visa. Only the brightest and most experienced foreigners would be worth the price.