Vice President JD Vance: Companies Should Hire and Train Americans
U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated that if American companies need workers, they should hire and train Americans, following the announcement of new fees for H-1B visas.
The Trump administration is proposing to impose six-figure fees on most new H-1B applicants, replacing a previously rejected $100,000 fee plan by the courts. This fee will apply to most new applicants, not just overseas applicants.
Vance responded directly on social media to a related report from The Wall Street Journal, reiterating his long-standing position that American jobs should be prioritized for Americans. He has previously criticized tech companies for laying off workers while applying for overseas visas.
The government has already significantly reduced the issuance of new H-1B visas through administrative measures, including high fees, wage-weighted lotteries, and increased scrutiny. The Department of Labor has issued dozens of subpoenas to entities suspected of abusing the program.
Vance links this to protecting American workers and curbing the replacement of low-cost foreign labor, arguing that companies should not bypass local talent and rely directly on visa programs.
Driven by these events, tech and professional services companies may reduce their reliance on H-1B visas and increase investments in domestic training, shifting funds from visa applications to domestic hiring and skills enhancement. Beneficiaries will be U.S. STEM graduates and blue-collar workers, while companies relying on foreign professionals and outsourcing models will face pressure.
Source: Public Information
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JD Vance rose to fame with "Hillbilly Elegy," focusing on the struggles of the Rust Belt working class, later entering politics and serving as Vice President during Trump's second term. He continues to criticize the use of H-1B visas to suppress wages and replace American workers, having publicly called out tech companies for applying for numerous visas after layoffs.
On the capital front, the government is raising the cost of foreign labor through high administrative fees and scrutiny, redirecting resources from visa pathways to compel companies to invest in domestic training and hiring. The motivation is to reverse long-term labor arbitrage under globalization, prioritizing the enhancement of American workers' bargaining power and employment share.
This resembles a resurgence of trade protection and domestic priority policies from the 1980s, or attempts at immigration restrictions during Trump's first term; currently, it is in a phase of strengthening administrative measures without relying on congressional legislation for comprehensive reform.
Essentially, this is about restructuring the supply chain for skilled labor, shifting from globally low-cost imports to domestic cultivation and priority hiring, with mechanisms in place to raise replacement costs through fee barriers, forcing companies to reprice the value of local talent and reduce structural dependence on foreign professionals.
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- Cheap labor will eventually be repriced.
- Training locals is more sustainable than imports.
- Job priority determines capital flow.