President-elect Donald Trump has defended the H-1B visa program for skilled foreign workers. “I’ve always liked the visas. I have many H-1B visas on my properties… It’s a great program,” Trump told The New York Post.
His comments follow recent support for the program from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The H-1B program allows 85,000 skilled workers to immigrate annually, including 20,000 spots for those with U.S. advanced degrees. Trump’s businesses have received approval to hire over 2,100 foreign workers since 2008, with about 70 positions through H-1B visas, mostly over a decade ago.