Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Jan. 27 that he has directed his state’s government agencies and public universities to cease any H-1B petitions for foreign workers.
Abbott informed state agency heads of the decision in a letter asking them to provide information about current H-1B status workers and petitions.
Abbott wrote that the state should primarily hire U.S. citizens from Texas for jobs and added his concern that foreign workers were taking jobs that should go to Texans.
“No state agency controlled by a gubernatorially appointed head or public institution of higher education shall, without the written permission of the Texas Workforce Commission, initiate or file any new petition to sponsor a nonimmigrant worker under the federal H-1B visa program,” Abbott wrote in the letter….
Abbott Freezes H-1B Hiring at Texas Universities
