"If you want to raise wages for American workers you can't flood the country with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of foreign workers. Trump responded, I agree, but you also do have to bring in talent. To Ingraham's reply that America has plenty of talented people, Trump said, No, you don't. You don't have certain talents."
"Silicon Valley's technology giants are consistently in the top 10 direct recipients of the visa, and also employ many H-1B workers through staffing companies that often pay below prevailing wages according to research by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. This year, Meta received 6,294 direct H-1B approvals, Google received 5,552, and Apple, 5,382, federal government data show."
"Peter Leroe-Munoz, head of technology and innovation policy at the Bay Area Council, which represents businesses including Google, Apple and Meta, said of Trump's comments that it's important that the administration recognized the key contributions of immigrants to our talent pipeline. The H-1B program, Leroe-Munoz said, is incredibly impactful in terms of helping to maintain and grow our tech leadership in Silicon Valley."
President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa program as necessary to bring in specialized talent, saying America "doesn't have certain talents." Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned that large numbers of foreign workers can suppress American wages. Silicon Valley companies are among the top direct recipients of H-1B visas and also hire many H-1B workers through staffing firms that research by the Economic Policy Institute says often pay below prevailing wages. This year Meta, Google and Apple received thousands of direct H-1B approvals. Peter Leroe-Munoz of the Bay Area Council said the program helps maintain and grow tech leadership. Immediate blowback came from some Make America Great Again supporters.
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