Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Trump's $70,000 Barrier Threatens Indian Students' U.S. Work Options
The article says Indian students may face a $70,000 barrier to working in the United States after they graduate.
It discusses a program called Optional Practical Training, or OPT.
OPT is for foreign students, according to the excerpt.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said the program was not meant to be a way to enter the American workforce.
The spokesperson also said it should not provide cheap labor.
DHS is changing the program, the spokesperson said.
Under the changes, foreign students will have to show employers why they are worth hiring.
The spokesperson said American workers should not have to compete with cheap foreign labor.
The excerpt does not explain how the $70,000 figure is calculated or provide details of the changes.
The headline says Indian students face a $70,000 barrier to working in the United States after graduation.
The article excerpt discusses Optional Practical Training, or OPT, for foreign students.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said OPT was not intended as a route into the American workforce or a source of cheap labor.
The spokesperson said DHS is changing OPT to require foreign students to justify their value to employers.
The spokesperson argued that American workers should not have to compete with a program used as a pipeline for cheap foreign labor.
- Who
- Indian students and other foreign students using Optional Practical Training; a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson commented on the program.
- What
- The headline says Indian students face a $70,000 barrier to working in the United States after graduation; the excerpt describes proposed changes to OPT.
- Where
- The United States.
- Why
- The DHS spokesperson said the changes are intended to prevent OPT from serving as a pipeline for cheap foreign labor and to require students to justify their value to employers.
- Program
- Optional Practical Training (OPT)
- Students mentioned
- Indian students and foreign students
- Reported barrier
- $70,000, as stated in the headline
- Context
- Working in the United States after graduation
- Agency quoted
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- DHS spokesperson's stated change
- Foreign students would have to justify their value to employers