New Rules for Work Visas in the USA
美國工作簽證新規定
Introduction
Chip Roy is a politician. He wants a new law. This law changes how foreign workers get H-1B visas to work in the USA.
Chip Roy 是一位政治人物。他希望制定一項新法律，改變外國工作者取得 H-1B 簽證在美國工作的方式。
Main Body
The law changes how the government picks workers. Now, they use a lottery. The new law wants to pick people with the highest pay.
該法律改變了政府篩選工作者的方式。目前採取抽籤制，而新法希望優先選擇薪資最高的人選。
Foreign students cannot stay and work after college. Also, workers cannot ask for a Green Card while they have a work visa. This is bad for many people from India.
外國學生在大學畢業後無法留下來工作。此外，工作者在持有工作簽證期間不能申請綠卡。這對許多印度人來說非常不利。
Companies must look for American workers first. Companies cannot hire foreign workers if they fired American workers last year. The visa time changes from six years to two years.
公司必須優先尋找美國工人。如果公司在去年解雇了美國工人，則不能聘僱外國工作者。簽證期限從六年縮短為兩年。
Conclusion
The law needs a vote from Congress and a signature from the President. Chip Roy is leaving his job soon, so the law might not happen.
該法律需要經過國會投票並由總統簽署。由於 Chip Roy 即將離職，因此該法律可能無法通過。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Change' Logic
In this text, we see how to describe a new situation versus an old situation. To reach A2, you need to connect these ideas simply.
The Pattern:
[Old Way] [New Way]
Examples from the text:
- Lottery Highest pay
- 6 years 2 years
🧩 Word Tool: 'Cannot'
When the law says no, it uses cannot. It is a strong way to show a rule.
- Student cannot stay
- Worker cannot ask for Green Card
- Company cannot hire foreign workers
Quick Tip: Use cannot for rules. Use might not for things you are not sure about (like the law happening).