The Trump admin is divided about how to reform the controversial EH1 program

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https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/19/scoop-trump-administration-divided-over-how-to-best-constrain-h-1b-program/

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[GOne]

5 minutes ago, Coconut said:

without h1..America will collapse anna...

The only reason America is still no.1 is because of h1

Aa bokka le, ee lekkana ippudu ikkadunna h1s saripothara?

 

[Sam480]

1 minute ago, GOne said:

Aa bokka le, ee lekkana ippudu ikkadunna h1s saripothara?

 

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[GOne]

5 minutes ago, Sam480 said:

he is trolling

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[akkum_bakkum]

28 minutes ago, Coconut said:

without h1..America will collapse anna...

The only reason America is still no.1 is because of h1

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4 minutes ago, HugoStrange said:

ante ee Friday inko shock vasthunda

Akkada news ala ledu ga either keep it or restrict it antunnaru... shift delete aithe cheyatledu

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6 minutes ago, anna_gari_maata said:

Akkada news ala ledu ga either keep it or restrict it antunnaru... shift delete aithe cheyatledu

Reform vuntadhi h1b leparu both sides. Physicians nurses etc will get advantages moving forward. Aa chip makers kuda will get priorities. Already thatha working with South Korea government to create a new line then congress sure ga will agree shortage chupisthe. Entry and mid level IT will offshore inka non critical jobs 

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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Divided Over How to Best Constrain H-1B Program

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell | November 19, 2025

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House Correspondent for "The Daily Signal." Send her an email.

The Trump administration is divided between factions about the best way to reform the controversial H-1B visa program, sources familiar with the matter told The Daily Signal.

One faction wants to restrict the program so much that foreigners won’t be able to use it, while others think it’s useful to bring in exceptional talent, a senior administration official said.

While President Donald Trump maintains abuses of the system need to be reformed, he told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham he believes the program—which allows highly skilled workers in “specialty occupations” to live and work in the U.S.—is needed to bring certain talent in. This comment sparked outrage from many of his supporters.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she’s “solidly against” Americans “being replaced by foreign labor, like with H-1Bs.”

 

“End H-1B so it’s not used for cheap labor & expand genius visas for genuine high end talent,” conservative influencer Robby Starbuck wrote.

Former Department of Government Efficiency adviser and Florida governor hopeful James Fishback said he would “fire every single H-1B working at our state agencies.”

But the conversation is more far reaching than a MAGA social media dispute. The future of H-1B visas is a highly contested issue within the administration, a senior official told The Daily Signal.

Business and tech titans like Tesla’s Elon Musk and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella support visas. Even Melania Trump entered the United States using an H-1B.

Trump imposed a new $100,000 fee for the visas, a move that opponents said could make skilled foreigners too costly to hire. While the move was largely praised by MAGA, many said it will not make a significant difference because it will only apply to new people entering the U.S.

What unites Trump’s base is the desire to reform the program, though the administration is balancing numerous opinions about how to best crack down on abuses without displacing American workers or driving down their wages.

Mark Krikorian, executive director of the conservative Center for Immigration Studies, has heard a number of conflicting views within the administration on how to best reform H-1Bs, he told The Daily Signal.

“There are a variety of views within the administration about how to deal with H-1Bs, and I think the Democrats, ironically, could strengthen the hands of the H-1B critics if they take advantage of this wedge,” he said. “We’ve seen that with a Democrat candidate for governor of Ohio [Amy Acton] attacking [Vivek] Ramaswamy for his pro-H-1B comments. She criticized Ramaswamy for expanding H-1Bs because he said Americans are lazy and mediocre.”

“If more Democrats take advantage of this, the administration might get off the dime and make some of these more thorough changes that I recommend, rather than the smaller ones so far,” he continued.

Another senior administration official said since the H-1B program was enacted by Congress, Republicans can’t lower the numbers significantly or enact drastic changes. In the meantime, employees are united to do what they can to improve the program.

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1 minute ago, Sucker said:

Reform vuntadhi h1b leparu both sides. Physicians nurses etc will get advantages moving forward. Aa chip makers kuda will get priorities. Already thatha working with South Korea government to create a new line then congress sure ga will agree shortage chupisthe. Entry and mid level IT will offshore inka non critical jobs 

Already reformed kada 100k rule. Mostly IT legichipotundi

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[Sucker]

3 minutes ago, anna_gari_maata said:

Already reformed kada 100k rule. Mostly IT legichipotundi

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31 minutes ago, anna_gari_maata said:

Akkada news ala ledu ga either keep it or restrict it antunnaru... shift delete aithe cheyatledu

ante madye marganga oka restriction mana nethi meda oka restriction padestharemo ani thanksgiving ki mundu saradaga

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