An MP of US President Donald Trump has introduced such a bill, which is a big blow for Indians. Greg Steuby, a lawmaker from Trump’s Republican Party, on Monday (February 9, 2026) has introduced the EXILE Act bill to end the H1B visa facility available to foreign workers.

Greg Stubby said that the H1B visa scheme gives more priority to foreign workers instead of American citizens, due to which local people are harmed. In this proposed bill named Ending Exploitative Imported Labor Exemption (EXILE) Act, changes have been proposed in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Greg Steuby made a post on the social media platform X and wrote, ‘Today I am introducing a bill to end the H1B visa program. For a long time, American workers are being looted due to this H1B visa program. Companies have been abusing the system for their own profits by hiring cheap foreign workers, which has led to a decline in wages and deprived Americans of good-paying jobs.

A press release has also been issued by Greg Steubey’s office, in which it was said that the purpose of the EXILE Act is to address concerns that giving priority to foreign workers instead of the well-being and prosperity of American citizens undermines our values ​​and national interests. Our workers and youth are continuously being made homeless because of the H1B visa program.

What’s in the bill?
According to the press release, under the EXILE Act, section 214(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act will be amended to reduce the number of H1B visas granted per fiscal year to zero beginning in 2027. According to the press release, 5000 foreign doctors were invited under the H1B visa program, due to which more than 10 thousand American physicians were deprived of entry into the residency program. Similarly, last year more than 16 thousand Microsoft American employees were displaced because 9 thousand foreign workers were given jobs. He said that Disney had fired 250 American employees in 2015 to hire foreign workers.

What will be the impact on Indians?
This bill of Greg Stubby is the biggest blow for Indians because a large number of workers from India go to America under the H1B visa program. H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa of America, under which American companies are allowed to hire foreign workers in fields like engineering, medical and finance.

70 percent of H1B visa holders are Indians, in whom the number of young employees is high, so this bill is the biggest blow for Indians. However, the bill has just been introduced in the Lower House of the US Parliament. There has been neither debate nor voting on this yet. Now the bill will be sent to the House Committee related to H1B visa program and then it will decide whether there will be an official discussion on it or not. If it is passed in the House of Representatives, then the bill will be sent to the Senate, the upper house of the US Congress.

US President Donald Trump has announced a huge fee of $ 1,00,000, or about 88 lakh rupees for H-1B visa. This decision is a big shock, especially for Indian professionals, because only 71 percent of the slots in H-1B visas are available to Indians. This sudden increased fees have created concern among Indians working in America or thinking for jobs.

Meanwhile, China has opened the way for global professionals through its new ‘K visa’. This new visa of China will be applicable from next month and under this, the world’s qualified professionals can come to China even without jobs and find opportunities for work.

Welcome to China

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun invited global professionals to come and work in China. He said that “the border movement of talents in the globalized world is very important for technical and economic progress. China welcomes all qualified professionals so that they can come here and achieve success in their career.”

Through this step, China wants to strengthen its human resources in technical and scientific areas. While the US has tightened its visa policy and has increased the fees, China has increased opportunities for global professionals.

Special things about K-visja

China’s new K-Visa will be applicable from October 1. Under this, professionals from qualified youth science, technology and other fields will get admission in the country without any domestic employer or institution invitation. That is, now without any job offer, professional can go to China and find opportunities.

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Experts believe that America’s increased fees and China’s easy visa option may change the direction of global talent in future. Indian professionals will now be forced to think that they should go to America’s expensive visa or take advantage of China’s new opportunity.

Indian professionals response

After the increased fees in H-1B visa, there has been confusion among Indians working in America or preparing for jobs. Many people are worrying whether they will lose their jobs or will be forced to return home due to new visa fees.

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