Representative Greg Steube and Laura Ingraham Advocate for Ending H-1B Visa Program Amid Layoffs
Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Fox News host Laura Ingraham have renewed calls to terminate the H-1B visa program. Their advocacy comes as the Trump administration proposes a significant increase in H-1B costs. Steube, appearing on 'The Ingraham Angle,' argued that the program should be eliminated, citing recent layoffs at major U.S. companies as evidence that domestic skilled workers are available. He specifically mentioned Microsoft, which he claimed fired 16,000 Americans and subsequently hired 9,000 H-1B visa holders, and Disney, which allegedly laid off 250 employees and required some American workers to train their H-1B replacements. Steube introduced the Ending Exploitative Imported Labor Exemptions Act (EXILE Act) in February, aiming to amend federal immigration law to end the H-1B program. Ingraham recalled President Trump's 2016 stance, where he also questioned the program's necessity and suggested its termination. This debate intensifies as the Department of Homeland Security proposes a... 
