Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) is urging President Donald Trump to end the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which offers corporations a tax break if they hire foreign students out of college over American graduates, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.
The letter, obtained exclusively by Breitbart News, is addressed to Trump’s senior adviser, Stephen Miller, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem — asking them to take steps to end the OPT program.
“This program was created by bureaucrats to evade immigration limits set by law, and it offers employers a tax break to replace Americ
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