The US government, under the Trump administration, is changing how it selects H-1B visa winners. Instead of a random lottery, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants a wage-based weighted lottery. This means people with higher wages get more chances to win. There are four wage levels: Level 4 earns the most and gets four chances in the lottery. Level 3 gets three chances, Level 2 two chances, and Level 1 only one chance. DHS says this will favor higher skilled and higher paid workers but still allow employers to hire workers at all wage levels. "The US Department of Homeland Security proposes to amend its regulations governing the process by which US Citizenship and Immigration Services selects H-1B registrations for unique beneficiaries," the DHS statement said. However, immigration expert Jeremy Neufeld from the Institute for Progress criticized the plan. He said seniority is prioritized more than actual skill. Neufeld gave examples: "An acupuncturist making $68k in Ohio (Level IV) will get 4x the chances of winning as a pediatric surgeon making $260k helping children in the Pennsylvania rustbelt (Level I). An IT worker doing tech support in Phoenix, Arizona making $95k (Level II) will get 2x as many chances as an early career computer hardware engineer at the new TSMC semiconductor fab making $130k (Level I). An HR specialist making $85k in Huntsville, Alabama (Level III) will get 1.5x the chance as an aerospace engineer down the street making $140k (Level II)." Neufeld summed up: "Unfortunately it will still be a lottery, and weighted by seniority instead of higher-skilled occupations." This sparks a debate over whether the new system truly supports the most skilled workers or just those earning more with seniority.