Amid raging H-1B visa debate, US Tech workers seek end to OPT programme, dub it ’guest worker scheme in disguise’

Amid the raging debate over the H-1B visa, supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump have questioned the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, and charged that it hampered job opportunities for fresh American college graduates.

The OPT programme allows international students in the US to work temporarily after graduation. This programme, a gateway to securing an H-1B visa, has become a point of debate on American jobs for foreign workers.