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'H-1B programme is completely broken': JD Vance backs scrapping visa system

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Yadav, K. (2026, October 2). 'H-1B programme is completely broken': JD Vance backs scrapping visa system. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/h-1b-programme-is-completely-broken-jd-vance-backs-scrapping-visa-system/articleshow/134632435.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-10-02 · by Kanchan Yadav

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US Vice President JD Vance criticizes the H-1B visa program, calling it "completely broken" and advocating for its potential scrapping. In a video shared on X, he accuses companies of exploiting the system by replacing American workers with lower-paid foreign employees. Vance supports the Trump administration's $100,000 fee requirement for certain H-1B petitions but notes that this measure is currently blocked due to legal challenges. He emphasizes the distinction between hiring highly skilled professionals and using the program to cut labor costs.
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US Vice President JD Vance has criticized the H-1B visa program, calling it “completely broken,” and suggested scrapping it. In a video posted on X, he accused companies of using the program to replace American workers with lower-paid foreign employees. Specifically, Vance noted that hiring foreign accountants making $45,000 to replace American accountants earning $60,000 is not justified under the H-1B visa system and undermines American employment opportunities.

Vance also defended the Trump administration’s introduction of a $100,000 fee for certain H-1B petitions involving workers outside the US, which was intended to discourage companies from exploiting the program to hire cheaper foreign labor. The measure was extended in September 2026.

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A September 18 executive order directs the Departments of State, Labour and Homeland Security to consider whether an employer has recently laid off, or plans to lay off, similarly situated US workers while reviewing H-1B applications.
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🔮 US Vice President JD Vance has called the H-1B visa programme “completely broken” and said he would support scrapping it, accusing companies of using the system to replace American workers with lower-paid foreign employees.
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'H-1B programme is completely broken': JD Vance backs scrapping visa system · assertive framing

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US Vice President JD Vance has called the H-1B visa programme “completely broken” and said he would support scrapping it, accusing companies of using the system to replace American workers with lower-paid foreign employees. asserted
he → call → employees
In a video shared on X, Vance said the programme had been “totally taken advantage of” by technology companies, accounting firms and other businesses. asserted
programme → share → companies
He distinguished between hiring highly skilled foreign professionals and using H-1B visas to reduce labour costs. asserted
He → distinguish → costs
“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. asserted
Vance → go → genius
“That’s you destroying American jobs and defrauding the American people,” he added. asserted
he → ’ → people
Vance defends $100,000 H-1B feeVance also defended the Trump administration’s controversial $100,000 payment requirement for certain H-1B petitions involving workers outside the US. asserted
feeVance → defend → US
The White House introduced the measure in September 2025 and extended it for another year in September 2026. asserted
House → introduce → September
Vance said the payment was intended to discourage companies from using the programme to hire cheaper foreign labour. asserted
payment → say → labour
“If you’re just trying to replace an American accountant with a cheaper foreign accountant, then you’re not going to pay $100,000,” he said. asserted
he → try → 100,000
However, the fee is currently blocked following a federal court ruling. asserted
fee → block → ruling
A second US district judge in California blocked enforcement of the $100,000 fee, finding that the administration had not followed the required rulemaking procedures. asserted
administration → block → procedures
Vance’s remarks come as the Trump administration pursues broader changes to the H-1B system. asserted
administration → come → system
A September 18 executive order directs the Departments of State, Labour and Homeland Security to consider whether an employer has recently laid off, or plans to lay off, similarly situated US workers while reviewing H-1B applications. asserted
employer → direct → applications
It also directs the Labour Department to review previously filed labour-condition applications for possible violations. asserted
It → direct → violations
The administration has separately introduced a weighted H-1B selection system that gives greater weight to higher-paid positions. asserted
that → introduce → positions
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