DeSantis told reporters that the promise behind H-1B – “specialized knowledge” Americans supposedly lack – has been “a total scam” in practice. He alleged tech firms fire U.S. workers and then refill positions with H-1B hires at lower pay, characterizing many visa holders as “indentured servants” tied to sponsoring employers.

Florida’s higher education institutions must stop hiring foreign workers on H1B visas, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Oct. 29.

Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear Wednesday he’s not on board with the Florida House’s multi-pronged approach to property tax reform.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing Florida's top higher education board to prevent state universities from hiring foreign specialty workers, he announced Wednesday.

While DeSantis didn’t delve into the issue’s minutiae Wednesday, he provided a general concept. He also cautioned against advancing anything that would attract blue-state transplants who could change the composition of Florida’s electorate, which now skews Republican by nearly 1.4 million voters.

State officials accuse higher education institutions of abusing the H-1B program. They also canceled or repurposed more than $40 million in grants for having some relation to DEI.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday, Oct. 27 that he is partnering with Turning Point USA, founded by right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, to bring its school chapters, called "Club America," t

New College of Florida, which saw a conservative takeover under the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), on Monday became the first school to agree to the Trump administration’s funding