Can H-1B visa holders change jobs? Critics call workers indentured servants

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : An "additional 20,000 petitions filed on behalf of beneficiaries with a master's degree or higher from a U.S. institution of higher education are exempt from the cap," according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
41% : However, two top Trump advisers, Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, who are set to co-lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have a less strict stance on the issue, and their social media posts this week have caused blowback within the GOP.
40% : Amid Republican interparty contention over H-1B visas and immigration policy, some misconceptions about workers' ability to change employers have been circulating, with some critics of the program likening it to indentured servitude.
21% : "As of Saturday, Trump has not publicly addressed interparty debates over H-1B visas.

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