JD Vance says H-1B visa program should be eliminated, calling it 'completely broken'

[Free Vulcan]

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the H-1B visa program should be eliminated.

He called it "completely broken" and claimed employers use it to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor, the Daily Wire reported.

“My view is the H-1B program is completely broken, and I’d be very supportive of just eliminating it. But while we have it, what we have to do is protect American workers. So I understand people are annoyed. What I would say is tell your congressman to fix this program," Vance said in an interview with conservative influencer Jack Posobiec aboard Air Force Two.

https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/vance-says-h-1b-visa-program-should-be-eliminated-calling-it-completely

[DefiantMassRINO]

The H1-B visa program allows companies to import lower-cost indentured servants, rather than raise up the American middle class, and allow foreign companies to steal American intellectual property and business practices.

The H1-B visa program gives away American competitive advantages to foreign competitors in exchange for American kleptocratic oligarchs getting richer at the expense of the American working middle class.

I've had the honor of training my offshore replacement.  I'm not going to sacrifice anything for a Government that keeps selling me out at every turn.

When DC burns, I shall not weep.  They brought it upon themselves.

[Ghost Bear]

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the H-1B visa program should be eliminated.

He called it "completely broken" and claimed employers use it to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor, the Daily Wire reported.

“My view is the H-1B program is completely broken, and I’d be very supportive of just eliminating it. But while we have it, what we have to do is protect American workers. So I understand people are annoyed. What I would say is tell your congressman to fix this program," Vance said in an interview with conservative influencer Jack Posobiec aboard Air Force Two.

https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/vance-says-h-1b-visa-program-should-be-eliminated-calling-it-completely

If he holds to the position of eliminating H1B entirely, he'll have my vote. This is a winning position with the voters, IMHO.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Tough but not impossible to put the toothpaste back into the tube.

Too many companies will fight tooth and nail for these Visa holders.

My contention is that eventually the number of Visas will significantly drop, but not a corresponding increase in citizen employment will happen.  In this age of technology, companies will simply hire the people from their home country at less wages and have them work from there.

An even cheaper option than bringing them to the US

[cato potatoe]

Americans are tired of being gaslit over the H-1B scam.  Just look at what is happening in Texas.  Plano, Sugar Land and the north side of Austin may as well be suburbs of Hyderabad.  The greedy business owners will not give our college graduates a chance because they simply do not want to pay a market salary with benefits.  And they want to abuse their help.

[Smokin Joe]

Tough but not impossible to put the toothpaste back into the tube.

Too many companies will fight tooth and nail for these Visa holders.

My contention is that eventually the number of Visas will significantly drop, but not a corresponding increase in citizen employment will happen.  In this age of technology, companies will simply hire the people from their home country at less wages and have them work from there.

An even cheaper option than bringing them to the US

Sure. AI speaks better English.

[Bigun]

If he holds to the position of eliminating H1B entirely, he'll have my vote. This is a winning position with the voters, IMHO.

 

[DefiantMassRINO]

The H1-B visa program is not broken.  It's working as designed - to repress wages and discourage labor competition within Big Tech.

It's saving Big Tech companies from having to openly compete for freely mobile talent by shackling cheaper foreign college graduates to the employer that sponsor's that worker's H1-B visa.