DeSantis announces crackdown on H-1B visas being used at state universities |
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday directed the state’s Board of Governors to “crack down” on state universities hiring workers on H-1B visas.
DeSantis called the H-1B program a “scam” that state universities are abusing, during a news conference at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa.
“We need to make sure our citizens here in Florida are first in line for job opportunities,” the governor said. “And if there’s things that the universities need, that somehow, they just can’t find in........