Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., makes his way to a House Republican Conference meeting with President Donald Trump on the budget reconciliation bill in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"We cannot preserve the American dream for our children while forfeiting their share to non-citizens. That is why I am introducing the EXILE Act to put working Americans first again," the congressman said in the statement.
"EXILE Act" is short for "Ending Exploitative Imported Labor Exemptions Act."
In September, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to require a $100,000 payment with each petition for an H-1B worker.
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U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., wears a campaign hat for U.S. President Donald Trump during the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House June 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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"American workers have been ripped off by the corrupt H-1B visa program for far too long. Corporations have repeatedly abused this system to help their bottom line by importing cheaper foreign labor which has suppressed wages and left millions of Americans locked out of good-paying jobs," Steube wrote in a post on X.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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