This week, Vice President JD Vance slammed Big Tech companies for laying off American workers while insisting they need foreign labor through visa programs.
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. companies to hire foreign workers for specialty roles and is heavily used by the tech industry.
But many conservatives argue it’s exploited by firms to replace American workers with cheaper, predominantly Indian labor.
Speaking at the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington, D.C., Vice President JD Vance told The All-In podcast panel that while tech companies claim they need “overseas visa programs to find workers,” the employment rate for U.S. STEM graduates is actually declining.
“Well, wait a second,” Vance said. “If you’re not hiring American workers coming out of colleges for these jobs, then how can you say that you have a massive shortage in these jobs?
“And by the way, you see some Big Tech companies where they’ll lay off 9,000 workers, and then they’ll apply for a bunch of overseas visas,” he added, referencing Microsoft announcing it was laying off 9,000 workers at the beginning of July amid reports the company had applied for over 9,000 H1-B visas.
Vance acknowledged that President Trump supports bringing the best and brightest to the U.S. to help build great companies—but drew a line at corporate abuse of the system.
“I don’t want companies to fire 9,000 American workers and then say, ‘We can’t find workers here in America.’ That’s a bulls— story,” he said.
When one panelist pointed out the tech industry’s “record profits, record market cap,” Vance cited it as further proof that something isn’t adding up.
“But also saying they’re desperate for workers,” Vance said. “So, I have not yet had that conversation with Microsoft. In my defense, I just found out.”
Watch the clip above. More over at Fox Business:
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