President Donald Trump’s immigration upheaval has led to scrutinizing student visas, especially work programs like Optional Practical Training (OPT) and Curricular Practical Training (CPT), which allow hundreds of thousands of international students to bypass immigration laws and potentially displace American workers. Though the programs can be valuable for foreign students to gain work experience, the visas lack oversight, are riddled with loopholes, and have been plagued by misuse and fraud. Can they be reined in? Or, with Trump wielding a pen like a hammer, will they soon cease to exist?
Student Visas – Gaming the System
These programs are supposed to give international students on F-1 visas a chance to get jobs related to their field of study. OPT requires approval from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and lets qualified people…
