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Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system

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The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign workers. The change follows actions by the Trump administration to reshape the visa program.

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  1. KOB 4

    Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign workers. The change follows actions by the Trump administration to reshape the visa program.

  2. Seattle Times

    Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.

  3. CBS News

    H-1B visas lottery system being replaced as process for granting them reworked (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    he Department of Homeland Security says it's replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with an approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.

  4. UPI

    Trump administration to scrap H-1B visa lottery for high-wage workers (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The new rules replace the random lottery with a system that prioritizes highly skilled, higher-paid foreign workers, aiming to ease pressure on lower-wage U.S. employees.

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