China Exploits Legal Immigration Policies to Undermine US National Security: Sen. Cotton

China Exploits Legal Immigration Policies to Undermine US National Security: Sen. Cotton
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 25, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool/Getty Images
Hannah Ng
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In 2022 alone, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved more than 570 H-1B visas for foreign nationals to work in Chinese-owned TikTok’s California offices. This immigration policy can be manipulated by the regime to undermine American national security, according to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
An H-1B is a temporary visa that allows companies to hire foreign professionals to “perform services in a specialty occupation,” according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The United States allows 65,000 H-1B workers a year to stay between three to six years.
Hannah Ng
Hannah Ng
Reporter
Hannah Ng is a reporter covering U.S. and China news. She holds a master's degree in international and development economics from the University of Applied Science Berlin.
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