DeSantis: H-1B visa system cheats Americans, blasts companies hiring foreign workers

“They’re laying off all these American workers, and then they’re importing H-1B people to work for cheaper. I think that’s a total SCAM!” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during a fiery speech denouncing the federal visa system.

🚨DESANTIS: “They’re laying off all these American workers, and then they’re importing H-1B people to work for cheaper. I think that’s a total SCAM!

That’s not putting the American people first. We are a country with borders and sovereignty. And if you don’t have that, then you… pic.twitter.com/43aGIhy33i

— Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 (@ReOpenChris) July 29, 2025

DESANTIS: “They’re laying off all these American workers, and then they’re importing H-1B people to work for cheaper. I think that’s a total SCAM!

That’s not putting the American people first. We are a country with borders and sovereignty. And if you don’t have that, then you don’t ultimately have a country.

We, the American people, decide who comes and who doesn’t.

Fortunately, Alligator Alcatraz, you literally just drive them 2,000 feet and there’s a massive runway right there.

It’s a one stop shop to be able to do this and to get it done!”