Chuck Grassley, one of Iowa’s US senators since 1981, has sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem calling on the department to stop issuing work authorizations to student visa holders in direct violation of the law.

Grassley also emphasized how foreign student work authorizations put America at risk of technological and corporate espionage, citing more than 33,000 current Chinese student visa holders with STEM work authorizations.

Foreign students holding F-1 study visas are allowed to gain work experience in US companies after completing their studies, through the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program.

The OPT program is under fire as many lawmakers have raised objections to it and are calling to terminate the optional training program.

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