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The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a new $70,000 fee for international students seeking temporary employment through the Optional Practical Training program. The agency stated the proposal is intended to reduce the flow of cheap labor and address fraud concerns within the program. F-1 visa holders would be subject to the proposed fee.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that the Department of Homeland Security proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States through the Optional Practical Training program.
The Right outlet WorldNetDaily framed the proposal as a great win and a measure against cheap labor, while the Left outlet TIME and Center outlet PBS NewsHour highlighted the broader context of the Trump administration cracking down on foreign enrollment and the OPT program.
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Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the U.S.
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment.
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Source context: A proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would implement new fees for international students seeking temporary employment in their field of study, an effort the agency says is aimed at reducing the flow of cheap labor into the US. Under the proposal, F-1 vis…
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The proposal aims to crack down on the Optional Practical Training program, which DHS claims is a “magnet for fraud.”
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The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment.
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A proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would implement new fees for international students seeking temporary employment in their field of study, an effort the agency says is aimed at reducing the flow of cheap labor into the US. Under the proposal, F-1 visa holders would be charged a $70,000 fee for...
DHS proposes a $70,000 OPT fee for F-1 visa holders in the United States, calling the program a pipeline for cheap foreign labor into the workforce.
DHS proposal targets 'flow of cheap labor into the United States'
