I fly in brown pants for a major US cargo company, don’t waste ANY time or money with getting a UK license if your goal is to fly in the USA anyway, in fact I’d tell you with the right to live and work in the USA, you are letting your peers get ahead of you right now..
Find the cheapest, fastest school where you can knock out your tickets ASAP, any school requiring you to wear a uniform for example is wasting your money right off the bat.
I have no degree, many pilots are finding the top tier jobs these days without a degree and the further this shortage goes the less required it will be.
Get into a cockpit over here ASAP.