{"id":1298199,"date":"2025-07-27T09:54:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T04:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1298199"},"modified":"2025-07-27T09:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T04:24:51","slug":"trump-planning-to-change-tests-for-h1b-us-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/trump-planning-to-change-tests-for-h1b-us-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Planning To Change Tests For H1B, US Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a significant shift, the Trump administration is proposing changes to the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. companies to hire skilled foreign workers. Joseph Edlow, the newly confirmed director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S.C.I.S.), said the system should prioritize companies offering higher wages. This would mark a departure from the current lottery-based system that allocates 85,000 visas annually, regardless of salary offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-08-at-11.56.08\u202fAM-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1298204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-08-at-11.56.08\u202fAM-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-08-at-11.56.08\u202fAM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-08-at-11.56.08\u202fAM-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-08-at-11.56.08\u202fAM-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-11-08-at-11.56.08\u202fAM.png 1886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim, according to Edlow, is to ensure that the program \u201csupplements, not supplants\u201d the American workforce. This comes amid criticism from conservative factions within the Republican Party who argue that the current system <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/25\/us\/trump-visas-h1b-citizenship-tests.html\">undercuts domestic wages.<\/a> Vice President JD Vance recently accused companies of laying off American workers in favor of cheaper foreign labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, tech leaders \u2014 some of whom are Trump supporters \u2014 argue the opposite. They claim that the H-1B program is essential due to a shortage of skilled domestic talent, especially in fields like AI, cybersecurity, and software engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Citizenship Test Could Become More Challenging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Edlow also revealed plans to toughen the U.S. naturalization test. Calling the current version \u201ctoo easy,\u201d he suggested reverting to a more difficult format introduced during Trump\u2019s first term. That version required applicants to answer 12 out of 20 civics questions correctly, as opposed to the current six out of ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move is intended to better reflect the \u201cspirit of the law,\u201d according to Edlow. Critics, however, argue that such changes could act as barriers to integration and discourage lawful immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broader Implications for Immigration Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes signal how U.S.C.I.S. may function under a second Trump term, continuing the administration\u2019s broader efforts to tighten immigration. While Edlow insists that immigration should be a \u201cnet positive\u201d for the country, his approach focuses on economic benefit and stricter eligibility standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the proposed reforms still subject to the federal rule-making process, the future of work visas and naturalization remains uncertain \u2014 and highly politicized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant shift, the Trump administration is proposing changes to the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. companies to hire skilled foreign workers. Joseph Edlow, the newly confirmed director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S.C.I.S.), said the system should prioritize companies offering higher wages. 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