Academia is notoriously difficult to find work in. Particularly full time .
She needs to start applying with any employer that'll sponsor a visa. Odds are this won't be exactly related to what she majored in though.
Definitely worth paying an immigration attorney for a chat...
I am not one, but my first advice is to stop broadcasting an intent "to remain in the US" because I have heard that using a visa that does not allow remaining when the intent is to remain is grounds for deportation and entry denial...but again, I am not an attorney.
Good luck.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with expressing an intent to say in the U.S. legally. She could sing it from her balcony if she wanted.
Her employer can file for an H1B visa before her opt expires. Seeing that she is not a Stem student she gets no extension on her opt.
She doesn't need an attorney for this as her employer's attorney is the one that handles such.
The question is now, does her employer want her badly enough and do they possess the ability to get her a H1B? As an English major this one would be tricky.
I am not an attorney by I have first hand experience with such and much of the immigration system as I had to navigate myself through it.
It's really a lot more straight forward than one would think (if you didn't break any immigrant laws and proceeds).
The USCIS website is plenty helpful for that.
That’s why I advise an attorney. The details matter. E.g. an English degree versus a technical or scientific one.
And in any legal matter, a good attorney will advise keeping the pie hole shut because there’s nothing to be gained from it.
The tide in US politics has been toward anti-immigration for the past thirty years.