Trump on H-1B visas: US lacks enough ‘talented people’
President Trump in a new interview defended bringing in foreign workers on visas, arguing the U.S. did not have enough people with “certain talents” to do particular jobs. Fox News host Laura Ingraham pressed Trump on the issue of H-1B visas, which has been a point of division among conservatives.
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Left
2 viewpointsTrump calls H-1B visas necessary to bring in 'certain talents' that he says the U.S. lacks
Center
3 viewpointsRight
5 viewpointsTrump, who slapped an extra $100,000 on the H-1B visa, now says there aren’t enough talented people in the U.S. to fill jobs
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