PAUSE Act: H-1B and OPT programs under fire as lawmaker moves to freeze all US immigration

US lawmaker has introduced a bill to freeze all immigration, significantly impacting the H-1B and OPT programs, if the bill becomes law. Representative Chip Roy has introduced the Pausing All Admissions Until Security Ensured (PAUSE) Act, calling for revision in H-1B and ending the OPT program completely.

With support from Immigration Accountability Project, Citizens for Renewing America, and the National Immigration Center for Enforcement, the ‘Pausing All Admissions Until Security Ensured (PAUSE) Act’ has been introduced by Representative Chip Roy. Chip Roy’s legislation proposes to freeze all immigration to the U.S., except for temporary tourist visas.