«Breaking News» Foreign workers with a Master's degree higher would favored under proposed changes H-1B visa program

The Trump administration has released its formal plan to change the H-1B visa lottery so that the process for granting temporary work permits will favor applicants with advanced degrees from American institutions.

The U.S. only grants 85,000 H-1B visas a year to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require specialized knowledge or training.

Currently, the process allows applicants with a master's degree or higher from an American university or college to first apply for one of 20,000 advanced-degree H-1B visas.

Any applicants who aren't selected then become part of the general pool of applicants vying for a shot at the remaining 65,000 slots each year.

Donald Trump, center, displays a signed executive order during an April 2017 event in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he signed an executive order pushing for the U.S. government to 'Buy American and Hire American'

Under the proposed rule change, published this week in the Federal Register, the Trump administration would invert that process to allow all applicants to first compete for 65,000 slots.

Then any advanced degree holders who weren't selected would compete for the other 20,000 H-1B visas.

Officials from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the goal is to increase the number of H-1B recipients with a Master's degree or higher from American institutions – and that the change is expected to boost those numbers by 16 percent.

'Those seeking to obtain immigration benefits and work in the U.S. should succeed on merits of skill, ability, education, and potential contributions to American society, not a random and uncertain process,' USCIS spokesman Michael J Bars said in a statement. 'These proposed regulatory changes would help ensure more of the best and brightest workers from around the world come to America.'

H-1B visas allow people to work in the country for three years and can be renewed for another three years. Leaders in the tech industry have maintained the program is indispensable in getting the right talent into their companies.

The Trump administration's proposed change to H-1B visa rules would favor applicants who have a Master's degree or higher from American institutions

Trump has sought to reduce the number of low-wage immigrant workers in America, as the administration believes those people cause the most harm to lower-earning U.S. workers by taking their jobs.

The rule change would also streamline the registration process for H-1B applicants by moving it online, at a cost of nearly $280,000 in the first year.

USCIS officials said modernizing the process will save applicants money and improve government efficiency.

The rule change follows Trump's April 2017 executive order known as 'Buy American and Hire American,' which instructed the Department of Homeland Security to 'propose new rules and issue guidance' to protect the interests of U.S. workers.

The public may comment on the proposed rule change through January 2, 2019.

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