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Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene proposes bill to end H-1B visa program
Greene's bill seeks to end the pathway to citizenship, forcing immigrant professionals to return to their home countries, once their Visa expires.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Fri, 14, Nov 2025
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene / US House of Representatives website
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is introducing a bill that seeks to end the H-1B visa program in order to "end the mass replacement of American Workers".
The move comes within days of President Trump remarking that the United States needs "talented people" from abroad to take on specialized roles that require advanced skills. The remark created uproar within Trump's MAGA support base on social media.
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In a video message released on X, Greene said, "I'm introducing a bill to completely eliminate the H-1B visa program, which has been riddled with fraud and abuse and has been displacing American workers for decades."
I am introducing a bill to END the mass replacement of American workers by aggressively phasing out the H1B program.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) November 13, 2025
Big Tech, AI giants, hospitals, and industries across the board have abused the H-1B system to cut out our own people.
Americans are the most talented people… pic.twitter.com/m73Wp1MMiw
Greene also noted that the work visas were always meant to be temporary and people acquiring US citizenship or permanently living there are taking away jobs from Americans. She said, "These visas were intended to fulfill a specialty occupational need at a given time. People should not be allowed to come and live here forever."
Greene's bill seeks to end the pathway to citizenship, forcing immigrant professionals to return to their home countries, once their Visa expires.
She said, "We thank them for their expertise, but we also wish them well so they may return to their home country. My bill will take away the pathway to citizenship, forcing visa holders to return home when their visa expires."
Greene's proposed bill, however, offers "exemption" for 10,000 visas to be issued per year for medical professionals like doctors and nurses. This caveat has been put in place to allow time for the American healthcare pipeline to catch up to the demand. This exception has been proposed for a period of 10 years. In order to boost the number of home-grown doctors, the bill will also prohibit Medicare-funded residency programs from admitting non-citizen medical students into their programs.
Greene alleged, "Just last year alone, there were over 9,000 doctors in the U.S. who graduated from medical school but were left without a residency placement. Meanwhile, in 2023 alone, there were over 5,000 foreign-born doctors who received residency spots. This is entirely unfair and puts America last."
The bill, if passed, will have a significant impact on immigration into the country. While it stands to give an edge to American citizens, questions about its long term impact on the country's economy are being raised.
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