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[quote=Anonymous]It isn’t just H-1B’s taking away STEM jobs frim Americans it is a program called OPT where international stem students can work in the US after graduating for three years. Employers don’t far to contribute to social security payments for these workers do they save 8% hiring them.

STEM OPT is an abbreviation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Optional Practical Training. After the successful graduation of international students, they are allowed to stay in the United States for 12 months to work under the OPT program. The U.S. government also provides an extension of 24 months to anyone who has a degree in the STEM field, which is called the STEM OPT Extension. This is to give more time to students for practical experience and get into long-term employment since some companies may sponsor H1B visas.

According to the 2024 SEVIS by the Numbers report, published by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a total of 194,554 international students were actively working in the United States under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program during calendar year 2024. This reflects a notable 21% rise from the previous year.

As reported by Financial Express, Amazon was at the top with 5,379 jobs, making it the largest employer of OPT students that year. Tesla came next with around 1,170 jobs, followed by Goldman Sachs, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, each bringing on board over 1,000 OPT participants.
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