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Texans for Strong Borders has warned that America’s immigration crisis isn’t limited to illegal crossings at the border. Mass legal immigration—particularly through programs like H-1B—has quietly displaced American workers, suppressed wages, and rewarded corporations that game the system.
Now, that warning is finally breaking into the mainstream.
This week, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) delivered one of the strongest rebukes yet of the H-1B visa program and the disastrous immigration policies that created it.
“That H-1B visa program has got to either stop until we understand the amount of it being taken advantage of, or redone so it doesn’t exist. We have to go after the immigration system.”
She didn’t stop there, saying, “We pass these massive laws without realizing the consequences. It has opened our country to people who shouldn’t be here.”
Van Duyne also called for repealing the 1965 Hart-Celler Act—the legislation that fundamentally reshaped America’s immigration system and opened the floodgates to mass legal immigration without assimilation, limits, or regard for American workers.
At the same time, major cracks are appearing in the H-1B pipeline itself.
U.S. consulates abroad have begun canceling H-1B and H-4 visa interviews scheduled for December 15 or later, as the State Department prepares to implement a new vetting requirement: a full review of each applicant’s online and social media presence.
The immediate result?
- Visa interviews pushed back months into 2026
- Reduced daily interview capacity at consulates
- Widespread cancellations reported by applicants and immigration attorneys
- Biometrics proceeding, but interviews delayed indefinitely
Most reports are coming from India, which processes the largest share of H-1B visas. But this is not an India-only issue. As the policy rolls out, other consulates are expected to follow suit, especially during peak travel periods.
In short, the days of rubber-stamp approvals are coming to an end. And this slowdown couldn’t come at a more important time.
Just this past week, Jobs.Now uncovered a PERM labor certification scam tied to an Irving-based IT body shop, which used fake job postings to bypass American workers. Applicants were instructed to mail in paper resumes, a red flag tactic long associated with H-1B abuse.
North Texas is home to some of the nation’s worst offenders when it comes to PERM and H-1B manipulation. These companies don’t bring in “the best and the brightest.” They bring in cheaper labor, often at the direct expense of American college graduates who can’t find work in their own field.
The new visa vetting delays, combined with growing political scrutiny, represent a real and meaningful victory for American-born workers who have been pushed aside for far too long.
Texans for Strong Borders has been clear from day one: mass immigration—legal or illegal—hurts American workers, undermines national cohesion, and benefits only global corporations and special interests.
Seeing members of Congress finally say the quiet part out loud and watching the federal government slow the H-1B pipeline is proof that this fight is shifting.
But make no mistake: the pressure must continue.
We will keep pushing to expose H-1B abuse, end visa fraud, and demand an immigration system that puts Americans first.
Excellent! I think all visas should stop completely, letting no one else enter our country until after we can figure out how many immigrants (legal & illegal) flooded into the US during the Biden administration. We need to figure out how much they are costing us tax payers to prove they are costing us our benefits, our citizen’s jobs, raising the prices for rent, groceries, educations, etc. Like you mentioned, it is not just the huge numbers crossing over, but everything else costing the American citizens!