White House backs Trump’s position on H-1B visas: Calls for hiring Americans first

“…a lot of misunderstanding of the President’s position” on the issue, and Trump has conveyed to foreign companies that if they’re investing in the US, they “better be hiring my people.”

Post Published By: Sujata Biswal

Updated : 25 November 2025, 1:42 PM IST

White House supports Trump's position on H-1B Visa

Washington DC: The White House supported US President Donald Trump’s opinion on the H-1B visas and said that he has a “nuanced and common-sense opinion on this issue.” 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, while speaking to media persons, said that Trump's views on H-1B visas show common sense. She said that according to Trump, foreign workers in American companies would be allowed, “just at the beginning,” but ultimately must be replaced by American workers. 

Leavitt further said that the President does not like American workers to be replaced. She said, "He wants to see the American manufacturing industry revitalised better than ever before. That's part of what he's doing with his effective use of tariffs and good trade deals around the world."

She further said, “...a lot of misunderstanding of the President's position” on the issue, and Trump has conveyed to foreign companies that if they're investing in the US, they “better be hiring my people.”

"If foreign companies are investing trillions of dollars in the United States and bringing in foreign workers to create niche products like batteries, he wants to see that at the beginning to get those manufacturing facilities up and running," Leavitt said. 

The White House Press Secretary further said, "Ultimately, the President always wants to see American workers in those jobs," she said. "He's told these foreign companies that if you're going to be doing business in the United States, you better be hiring my people." 

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