[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  TimOnPoint [@TimOnPoint](/creator/twitter/TimOnPoint) on x 26.6K followers Created: 2025-07-18 14:02:03 UTC You know what an H-1B visa is. Do you know what the STEM Optional Practical Training Program is? With such a noble name, it sounds like a worthy program, right? No, It's a knife in the back of the American Zoomer, my kids. The STEM Optional Practical Training Program (STEM OPT) gives internation students the ability to work for XX months with an optional 24-month extension (3 years total) after they graduate from an American university. Employers give precedence to STEM OPT students up because the companies are not required to pay Social Security or Medicare taxes on these employees. * Bottom line scenario: Two skilled Computer Science students (one American, one Chinese) graduate from the same program at the same university - the Chinese STEM OPT student will instantly outcompete the American citizen for an entry-level position because there is an instant cash discount to the US-based technology company. Your elected officials (Republicans and Democrats) created and continue to support a program that disfavors highly qualified American students seeking their first job out of college, while American universities prioritize (and cash in on) full-pay foreign students who are incentivized by the STEM OPT program. American Zoomers lose over and over: - Foreign students receive precedence for college admission. - Foreign graduates receive precedence for career opportunities after graduation. - American students delay life milestones, family creation, home purchase, savings, etc. Why would our Congress and Universities support the destruction of the next generation of Americans? One word, cash. This needs to be crushed. Who will stand up for the next generation of the United States?  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [visa](/topic/visa) [$ne](/topic/$ne) [Post Link](https://x.com/TimOnPoint/status/1946208852589826320)
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TimOnPoint @TimOnPoint on x 26.6K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 14:02:03 UTC
You know what an H-1B visa is.
Do you know what the STEM Optional Practical Training Program is? With such a noble name, it sounds like a worthy program, right?
No, It's a knife in the back of the American Zoomer, my kids.
The STEM Optional Practical Training Program (STEM OPT) gives internation students the ability to work for XX months with an optional 24-month extension (3 years total) after they graduate from an American university. Employers give precedence to STEM OPT students up because the companies are not required to pay Social Security or Medicare taxes on these employees.
- Bottom line scenario: Two skilled Computer Science students (one American, one Chinese) graduate from the same program at the same university - the Chinese STEM OPT student will instantly outcompete the American citizen for an entry-level position because there is an instant cash discount to the US-based technology company.
Your elected officials (Republicans and Democrats) created and continue to support a program that disfavors highly qualified American students seeking their first job out of college, while American universities prioritize (and cash in on) full-pay foreign students who are incentivized by the STEM OPT program.
American Zoomers lose over and over:
- Foreign students receive precedence for college admission.
- Foreign graduates receive precedence for career opportunities after graduation.
- American students delay life milestones, family creation, home purchase, savings, etc.
Why would our Congress and Universities support the destruction of the next generation of Americans? One word, cash.
This needs to be crushed. Who will stand up for the next generation of the United States?
XXXXXX engagements
