Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Republicans have introduced the 'OPT Fair Tax Act' to close a federal loophole that exempts foreign workers from payroll taxes, creating financial incentives for companies to hire them over Americans. The bill was spurred by discovery of over 10,000 'phantom employees' exploiting the Optional Practical Training program, which has grown into an uncontrolled guest worker pipeline costing hundreds of thousands of American jobs annually.

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.