H-1B visa programme should be scrapped: Vance

Texas: United States Vice President J D Vance has branded the H-1B visa programme as 'completely broken', indicating he would back its total abolition on the grounds that corporations exploit the framework to substitute American personnel with cheaper international staff.

Sharing his stance via a video on the social media platform X, Vance asserted that the system has been 'totally taken advantage of' across technology firms, accounting practices and various other sectors.

He drew a distinct line between recruiting elite international talent and utilising H-1B permits merely to cut labour expenditures.

"If you're going to bring in an accountant making $45,000 a year to replace an accountant who is an American making $60,000 a year, that's not you using the programme to bring in a genius," Vance said. "That's you destroying American jobs and defrauding the American people," he said.

Furthermore, Vance defended the White House's controversial $100,000 levy applied to certain H-1B petitions.

This financial requirement originated in September 2025, targeting applicable submissions for personnel located overseas.

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