January 7, 2026
H‑1Bye or H‑1Why?
Bill to Eliminate H-1B Visa Program Introduced in Congress
Comment wars erupt as Greene tries to axe work visas on her way out
TLDR: On her final day, Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a bill to end H‑1B, the work visa for skilled foreign hires. Comments split: some demand a pause, others call it performative and worry the U.S. will lose talent while offshoring speeds up, making this a high‑stakes jobs‑versus‑innovation fight.
Comment sections went nuclear after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene dropped a last‑day bill to eliminate H‑1B, the visa that lets U.S. companies hire skilled workers from abroad. After Trump’s second term slapped a controversial $100,000 application fee on H‑1B (link), Greene’s move goes further — straight to zero. The takes? Scalding.
One camp wants a timeout: “There needs to be a moratorium,” says one commenter, arguing abuse needs a hard reset. Others laughed it off as pure theater: Greene is on Trump’s naughty list, and this bill on her exit day is “symbolic” at best. The pro‑talent crowd went full lament: the U.S.’s superpower is attracting global brains, and killing H‑1B is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Corporate realists chimed in: Fortune 500s already shifted core work to India; nixing visas just accelerates offshoring, not job protection. Then came the darkest note: one commenter linked the anti‑visa push to a “white supremacist playbook,” warning culture‑war wins can sabotage innovation.
And the memes? “H‑1Bye,” “America First, app ships from Mumbai,” and “Baby vs Bathwater” trended. Greene’s break with Trump, the Epstein‑files drama, and this visa nuke fused into a saga: jobs vs innovation, theater vs policy, patriot vs globalist.
Key Points
- •Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a bill to eliminate the H-1B visa program.
- •She also introduced a bill requiring photo ID and proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections.
- •Greene’s filings came just before her final day representing Georgia’s 14th district.
- •During President Trump’s second term, a $100,000 H-1B application fee was ordered, triggering ongoing legal challenges.
- •Critics argue the fee could harm innovation and fields such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, while the administration cites job protection and border security.