{"id":11917,"date":"2026-08-13T10:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11917"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:37:13","slug":"nick-long-mayor-of-league-city-in-texas-joins-h-1b-visa-debate-says-h-1b-program-should-not-be-used-by-any","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11917","title":{"rendered":"Nick Long, Mayor of League City in Texas, joins H-1B visa debate; says: H-1B program should not be used by any &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133206627,imgsize-644464,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/h1-b-visa.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Long, Mayor of League City in Texas, joins H-1B visa debate; says: H-1B program should not be used by any ...\" title=\"The debate began after Texas State University filed a notice of intent to sponsor an H-1B visa for a Public Relations Specialist position\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The debate began after Texas State University filed a notice of intent to sponsor an H-1B visa for a Public Relations Specialist position\">The debate began after Texas State University filed a notice of intent to sponsor an H-1B visa for a Public Relations Specialist position<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nick Long, Mayor of League City in Texas has joined the H-1b visa debate publicly. Long recently said in an X post that no public organisation should use the H-1B program, arguing taxpayer-funded jobs should go to taxpayers in response to Texas State University&#8217;s filing for a Public Relations Specialist role.<!-- --> Nick Long\u2019s comments came in response to a post announcing that the Texas State University (@txst) has filed a notice of intent to hire an H-1B Public Relations administrator.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The debate began after Texas State University filed a notice of intent to sponsor an H-1B visa for a Public Relations Specialist position. The filing prompted Scott Bowen, Republican nominee for Texas House of Representatives, to share the post on his timeline writing: \u201cTexas State graduates hundreds of communication majors every year. <!-- -->Not one of them was qualified for this job?\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Nick Long quoted the post and wrote: \u201cNo public entity should be using H-1B program. Taxpayers should get taxpayer funded jobs\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Public universities are H-1B cap-exempt<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA \u00a7 214(g)(5)(A) and (B)), certain categories of H1B petitions are exempt from the annual numerical cap of 65,000 (plus 20,000 master&#8217;s cap). This means they can sponsor eligible foreign workers for H-1B visas throughout the year without participating in the annual lottery. The exemption also applies to nonprofit entities affiliated with higher education institutions and certain nonprofit or government research organisations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>In other news, a new research indicates a projected decline in international student enrollment for Fall 2026. Preliminary analysis by NAFSA: Association of International Educators and JB International shows cascading effects on US economic contribution and jobs supported. This downturn reflects the convergence of several headwinds: declining application volumes, persistent visa appointment bottlenecks, and newly restrictive immigration policy changes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/nick-long-mayor-of-league-city-in-texas-joins-h-1b-visa-debate-says-h-1b-program-should-not-be-used-by-any-\/articleshow\/133206608.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debate began after Texas State University filed a notice of intent to sponsor an H-1B visa for a Public Relations Specialist position Nick Long, Mayor of League City in Texas has joined the H-1b visa debate publicly. 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