Thread by @SenEricSchmitt

The H-1B visa system is riddled with abuse.

This new study confirms it: Companies aren't using H-1B visas to bring in the "best and brightest"; many are using them to import cheap foreign labor and undercut US wages.

We must end this abuse and protect the American worker.

The study found companies pay H-1Bs 16% LESS than comparable American workers.

So over the 6-year term of an H-1B visa, employers save more than $100,000 by hiring foreigners instead of Americans.

That's why President Trump put a $100k filing fee on new H-1B applications.

The companies pay H-1B visa holders less than Americans because they have significantly more leverage over visa holders than American workers:

Their ability to stay in the US depends on the company employing them.

They rely on employer sponsorship to get green cards.

For years, blue-collar American workers got hit with a double whammy:

Jobs exported overseas — wages undercut here at home.

American workers are still feeling the impact.

US layoffs from outsourcing; importing cheap labor via visas like H-1B.

H-1B apologists always say that companies "can't find an American to do the job," so they need to import labor.

This study proves that's a lie.

We have the talent here in the US.

These companies simply don't want to pay Americans; they prefer hiring cheap foreign labor.