EB-1A petitions tripled in 4 years: Is ‘Einstein visa fraud’ the new ‘H-1B scam’?

The second Donald Trump administration endlessly argued against the H-1B work visa program, suggesting that it was responsible for American professionals’ unemployment. Often labelling its heavy use by US employers as “abuse,” Republicans completely flipped the way this particular channel of legal immigration to the US was viewed by the majority.

While the nonimmigrant visa category continues to be vilified, the focus has now shifted to another one that appears to have emerged as an alternative to H-1B.