JD Vance calls out Big Tech for firing Americans while hiring cheap foreign H-1B visa replacements

Vice President JD Vance blasted Big Tech companies for firing American workers and then claiming they need visas for foreign labor Wednesday.

The H-1B visa program allows U.S. companies to hire foreign workers for specialty occupations and is overwhelmingly used by the tech industry. However, it has long been controversial for some conservatives, who say it is abused by tech companies to bring in cheap, predominantly Indian, labor to replace American workers.

Vance spoke with The All-In podcast hosts on a panel at the "Winning the AI Race" AI Summit in Washington, D.C. The Vice President noted that while some Silicon Valley technology firms claim they need "overseas visa programs to find workers," "the college-educated employment rate for STEM graduates in this country seems to be declining."

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