Florida’s Republican Congressman, Greg Steube, has introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives seeking to eliminate the H-1B visa program by 2027. The bill titled ‘Ending Exploitative Imported Labour Exemptions Act’, or the EXILE Act calls for amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
The proposed measure would reduce the annual cap on H-1B visas to zero beginning in fiscal year 2027. The H-1B programme permits US employers to hire foreign professionals in specialised occupations. It is widely used in sectors such as technology, healthcare, engineering and scientific research, with a substantial number of visa holders coming from India and China.
