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‘I Have Always Been in Favor’ of H-1B Visas

President-elect Donald Trump said he has “always been in favor” of the H-1B visa program, which imports hundreds of thousands of foreign workers, primarily from India, to fill white-collar jobs in the United States. President Trump: “I've always liked visas, I've always been for visas.'' said of new york post of the H-1B visa program. […]

Trump weighs in on H-1B debate, backs immigration visas

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's support for H-1B work visas has faced backlash within Republican leadership, and as the program gains attention, President-elect Trump is seeking high-skilled worker visas. supported immigrant visas for Too complex and easy to exploit. “I've always liked visas, I've always been pro-visas, and that's why we have them,” Trump said […]

Donald Trump backs H-1B visa program supported by Elon Musk

President-elect Trump told the Saturday Post that he supports immigrant visas for high-skilled workers, appearing to side with Elon Musk in the volatile MAGA debate on the issue. “I've always loved visas, I've always been pro-visa, and that's why we have foreign workers,” Trump said on the phone, saying that companies should hire foreign workers […]

H-1B Uproar Obscures Vast Workforce of Other White-Collar Migrants

The heated debate over H-1B visa workers masks the much larger influx of other foreign workers into white-collar jobs needed by American college graduates. The federal government issues approximately 130,000 new H-1B visas each year and an additional 650,000 visas or work permits to other white-collar immigrants each year. Many of these nonimmigrant workers are […]

GOP Can Compromise on Immigration by Eliminating ‘Fraud’ in H-1B Program

CNN contributor Scott Jennings said Friday on CNN's “The Read” that Republicans could make up for immigration issues by pursuing fraud in the H-1B visa program. “There's always been a push and pull within the Republican Party on this issue, and I think there are ways to resolve this,” Jennings said. I mean, I think […]

60% of Americans Say U.S. Does Not Need More H-1B Visa Workers

A majority of likely U.S. voters say the U.S. doesn't need more foreign H-1B visa workers to fill white-collar jobs, according to a new poll. Research on Rasmussen Reports reveal When asked whether Congress should increase the flow of foreign workers, primarily those who enter the country through the H-1B visa program, 6 in 10 […]

Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy Spat Continues with Debate over H1-B Visas

The long-running spat between former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy continues after the former ambassador attacked Ramaswamy's pro-visa stance. The selection of Siriam Krishnan as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has sparked widespread debate over the H1-B visa program. The […]