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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Trump Says H-1B Visas Are Needed To Bring In 'Certain Talents' The U.S. Lacks
Caption: Trump Says H-1B Visas Are Needed To Bring In ‘Certain Talents’ The U.S. Lacks. President Donald Trump defended the use of H-1B visas, saying foreign workers are sometimes necessary because Americans “don’t have certain talents.” In a Fox News interview with Laura Ingraham, Trump said the U.S. must “bring in talent” to fill skill gaps, particularly in industries like tech, defense, and manufacturing. When Ingraham countered that “we have plenty of talented people here,” Trump replied: “No, you don’t have — you don’t have certain talents. And you have to — people have to learn.” Trump argued that not all unemployed Americans are ready to step into high-skill jobs, saying, “You can’t take people off an unemployment line and have them start making missiles.” His remarks mark a softer tone on skilled immigration compared to his earlier hardline policies that tightened visa access and raised H-1B application fees to $100,000. The policy shift reflects tension between Trump’s immigration hawks in Congress and pro-business allies in Silicon Valley who want access to global tech talent. Tech figures like Elon Musk have echoed Trump’s view, defending companies’ need to “recruit top talent wherever they may be.” Trump has also floated temporary passes for immigrant farmworkers, saying that without them, “you end up destroying a farmer because you took all the people away.” Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Donald Trump,H-1B visa,immigration policy,Fox News,Laura Ingraham,Elon Musk,Vivek Ramaswamy,skilled labor,tech industry,U.S. economy
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