Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) believes it’s time American companies exploiting H-1B visas to import cheap foreign labor put American workers first.
Banks introduced the American Tech Workforce Act Monday, Breitbart News learned exclusively. The bill overhauls the H-1B visa process through which U.S. companies important cheap foreign labor and raises the salary floor to $150,000 — a change that will most acutely affect tech companies who continue to import cheap workers en masse at the expense of Americans.
“Corporations rigged the system to flood the country with cheap foreign labor and drive down wages,” Banks told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement. “This bill puts American workers first.”
Corporations have abused the American immigration system to disadvantage American workers and drive down prices, Banks points out. His office cited Microsoft, which in July laid off 9,000 American workers — following a first round of layoffs earlier in 2025 that eliminated 6,000 American jobs.
Microsoft has reportedly applied for over 5,000 H-1B visas.
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Banks’ bill would protect against such abuses. The American Tech Workforce Act would:
1. Raise the wage floor for H-1B visas from $60,000 to $150,000.
2. End the Optional Practical Training program.
3. Replace the H-1B lottery with a system that awards visas to the highest bidder.
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