EXCLUSIVE: ‘Phantom employees' scandal spurs GOP crackdown on $36B incentive for companies to bypass Americans

Republicans have introduced the 'OPT Fair Tax Act' to close a federal tax loophole that incentivizes companies to hire foreign workers over Americans. The bill was spurred by ICE's discovery of over 10,000 'phantom employees' involved in fraud within the Optional Practical Training program, which allows international students to work in the U.S. while exempt from certain payroll taxes.